UN envoy Tutu calls Gaza blockade illegal
UN Envoy Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Wednesday called the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip illegal and urged Palestinian militants to halt cross-border rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled territory.
Tutu said the blockade was "a siege" and a "gross violation to human rights," echoing rights groups which accuse Israel of collective punishment. Former US President Jimmy Carter last month referred to the blockade as an atrocity. (Reuters)
