The UN’s human rights office says “anarchy” is spreading in Gaza

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned today that “anarchy” is spreading in the Gaza Strip, with looting, killings and gunfire as the population faces an acute humanitarian crisis. Ajit Sungai, OHCHR head for Gaza and the West Bank, described killings and looting as there is no law enforcement, which is linked to Israel’s “dismantling of the region’s ability to maintain public order and security in Gaza ». “Our office has recorded alleged killings of local police and aid workers and the strangulation of supplies necessary for the survival of the civilian population. Anarchy is spreading,” said Sungai, who returned from a visit to Gaza. Jeremy Lawrence, a spokesman for the OHCHR, said conditions in Gaza “have led to the predictable and entirely expected breakdown of the social fabric in Gaza, pitting people against each other in a battle […]
Source: News Beast

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