Israel names Gaza "enemy entity"

I think I agree with the Paletinian spokesman on Israel's decision to name Gaza an enemy entity and shut off supplies of fuel and electricity to the region:

Speaking to Al Jazeera on the Israeli announcement, Saeb Erekat, senior Palestinian negotiator and spokesman for the West Bank-based government, said on Wednesday:

"I believe Gaza and West Bank are still under Israeli occupation. Under no circumstances can Israel view it as an 'enemy entity'. Gaza as not an independent state, Gaza is under occupation.

"They aim to starve our people and force them to accept humiliating formulas that could emerge from the so-called November peace conference"

"This is a decision in total violation of international law, it is a collective punishment, and a preparation for further military escalation against the 1.5 million people of Gaza.

"At the end of the day, it will not end the cycle of violence but complicate matters and breed more violence."