The Palestinians in Gauze they live “in absolute horror”, his High Commissioner emphasized today UN for Human Rights Volker Turk, considering that there is an increased risk that “crimes of atrocity” will be committed.
Two months “after the horrific attacks launched by Hamas and other armed Palestinian organizations against him Israel“, “Civilians in Gaza are still being bombarded incessantly by Israel and subjected to collective punishment,” Turk complained during a press conference from Geneva. The High Commissioner called for an immediate end to the conflict and the release of all hostages.
After the unprecedented attack by Hamas against Israel on October 7, in which they were killed 1,200 people and about 240 others were kidnapped, the Israeli military responded by relentlessly shelling the Gaza Strip. On October 27, a ground operation in the Palestinian enclave was launched.
According to the Hamas Health Ministry, 16,248 people70% of whom are women and children, have been killed in Gaza.
“The humanitarian situation is catastrophic,” Turk underlined, recalling that the head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) Martin Griffiths called the situation in the Palestinian enclave “apocalyptic.”
“Palestinians in Gaza are living the absolute horror, which it just gets worse“, he added. The High Commissioner underlined that there is an “increased risk” that “crimes of atrocity” will be committed. “Immediate measures must be taken both by the warring parties and by all states, especially those that exercise influence, in order to prevent committing such crimesTurk called.
He also expressed concern about “the dehumanizing statements” made by “current or former high-ranking Israeli officials as well as Hamas representatives,” adding: “History has shown us where this kind of language can lead.”
“They are not only unacceptable, but a competent court could consider these statements (…) incitement to commit atrocity crimes,” Turk underlined. “Approximately 1.9 million people out of 2.2 million Palestinians have been displaced and are being pushed into increasingly smaller and more overcrowded areas in southern Gaza in unsanitary and harmful conditions,” he noted.
“THE humanitarian aid has again effectively ceased, while fears of the spread of disease and famine are growing,” the UN High Commissioner concluded.
Source: News Beast
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