Israels krigsminister Yoav Gallant erklærede mandag:

I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly.

Det fik Omar Shakir, Israel & Palæstina direktøren for menneskerettighedsorganisationen Human Rights Watch til at udsende dette tweet:

Defence Minister Gallant’s statements are abhorrant  

Depriving the population in occupied territory of food and electricity is collective punishment, which is a war crime, as is using starvation as a weapon of war.

The International Criminal Court should take note of this call to commit a war crime.