The Palestinian Authority Ramallah-based cabinet on Wednesday condemned what it described as "the ongoing Israeli escalation against our people who stand firm in Gaza, which is under siege."
Yusuf al-Mahmoud, a spokesman for the PA cabinet, claimed that Israel was using a policy of collective punishment by imposing a siege on Gaza and bombarding civilians, homes, schools and property with destructive weapons and carrying out "despicable crimes against helpless residents."
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