20 in Palestine, the post sector was affected by the Israeli violations and continued domination of transportation and delivery of postal correspondence to the Palestine Post. The Israeli occupying authorities controlled Palestinian mail transfer channels post and receipt of postal correspondence and parcels. In spite of resolutions made by the Universal Postal Union and relevant conventions, Israel prevented the entry of post from Jordan. It also seized items inside parcels under the pretext of dual use of unauthorised materials. The Israeli occupying authorities obstructed, searched and tampered with mail directed to the Gaza Strip. Palestinians were also deprived of sending mail beyond Gaza. Aimed at crippling the ICT sector, Israeli policies took several forms, including Blocking and removing Palestinian content that exposed Israeli practices on social media site. In 2022, the Israeli occupying authorities restricted 1,276 accounts and blocked another 356. In the context of placing constraints on the right to freedom of opinion and expression and criminalising critics of Israeli policies, Israel blocked 256 and 192 social media accounts of journalists and human rights defenders respectively. The majority of Palestinian governorates have suffered from significant water shortages as the Israeli occupying authorities continue to seize control of more than (85%) of Palestinian water sources in the West Bank. Shortfalls are compounded ever year due to growing water demand driven by natural population growth and increasing water needs for development across economy sectors. The Israeli occupying authorities continued to exclusively benefit from the economic value and natural resources of the Jordan River and Dead Sea. Because they prevent the construction of dams and rain collection pools in the West Bank, on an annual basis, the Israeli authorities constrain the exploitation of more than 165 million cubic metres of rainwater, which go to waste in the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River.3 Israeli violations and practices precluded many interventions that should have been implemented by the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD). These included delayed issuance of birth certificates for children of unknown parentage, who missed the opportunity of being assigned to foster families. The MoSD was denied access to child labourers and beggars near Israeli military checkpoints across the West Bank, disrupting work on this group of children. As it was unable to identify these children and their families, the Ministry could not conduct social studies on or provide services to affected children. Israel obstructed the execution of court decisions entered against children in conflict with the law. Relocation of these children to care homes requires police escort and prior coordination with the Israeli occupying authorities. Ending and dismantling the apartheid and settler colonial regime are a prerequisite for Palestinians to fully exercise their right to self-determination and enjoy fundamental rights. Against this backdrop, the ICHR recommends that the State of Palestine continue to exercise pressure on the international community 3 Letter from the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), February 2023. The Status of Human Rights in Palestine