10 Oct 2023

Israel declares siege on Gaza, cutting off power, food & water

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 10 October 2023

Returning to our earlier story about war in the Middle East. Israel has declared a complete seige on Gaza following coordinated attacks from Hamas; saying power, electricity, water and food would be cut off to the Palestinian territory.

The militant group took hostages during its coordinated assault on Israel and is now threatening to execute the prisoners in response to retaliatory attacks from Israel.

Gaza is home to almost 2.5 million people, many of whom are reliant on aid to survive raising concerns a new humanitarian crisis is imminent.

Julie Webb Pullman lived in Gaza for 8 years, documenting alleged war crimes for submission to the International Criminal court. She speaks to Lisa Owen.