Gaza
Rights monitor calls Gaza world's largest modern ghetto under Israeli occupation
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said Israeli occupation has transformed Gaza into what it described as "the largest ghetto in modern history" over roughly three years, amid ongoing killing, blockade, starvation, and forced displacement, Shehab Wire reported.
The organization's characterization reflects escalating rhetoric from rights groups documenting conditions in the besieged territory. The description invokes historical parallels to enclosed Jewish quarters in medieval and early modern Europe, where populations faced severe restrictions on movement and resources.
