Falconer noted that Israeli ministers have said that Israel’s decision to block this aid was a “pressure lever”, affirming that “this is cruel and it is indefensible.”
“Overnight yet more Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes,” he added, while reiterating that “This must end”.
Falconer pointed out that the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel in the ICJ on charges of genocide was still ongoing, noting that “we support the ICJ. We support its independence. The ICJ issued a set of provisional measures in this case and we support those measures.