Canadian PM Mark Carney has condemned Israel’s blockade on Gaza, as deadly attacks on aid seekers continue unabated.

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A UK-based charity warns about the crippling health care situation posed by the deliberate blockade of aid by Israel, with waterborne diseases increasing nearly 150 percent inside the Gaza Strip.

Oxfam said the Palestinian enclave has become a “petri dish of disease” due to the blockade of aid, while millions of dollars of humanitarian aid pile up in warehouses across the region.

“Water-borne diseases that are both preventable and readily treatable have increased by almost 150 per cent inside Gaza over the past three months as Israel continues to deliberately block aid,” it noted.