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The European campaign to lift the siege on Gaza has warned of an Israeli attempt to draw the world"s attention away from the oppressive siege imposed on the Strip.

The campaign said in a press release in Brussels on Wednesday that the Israeli authority"s partial opening of only one of the crossings for the entry of limited food supplies aimed at duping the world into forgetting about the imminent disaster in the Strip as a result of the blockage of fuel and food, medical and humanitarian assistance from entering the Strip for 15 consecutive days.

It said that the allowed quantity does not meet the minimum requirements of the Strip"s inhabitants.

The campaign also lashed out at Egypt for opening the Rafah border crossing for limited periods every now and then "just to ward off a popular outrage".

It asked the Egyptian presidency and government to shoulder their ethical and humanitarian responsibilities and to immediately open the Rafah border terminal, which would end the Gaza siege and the suffering of its one and a half million inhabitants.

The campaign charged that Israel was waging a real genocide against the Gaza Strip, warning that the closure of the Rafah crossing was contributing to the same end.