The UN on Thursday reiterated its demand for accountability after Israel admitted its military was answerable for a strike March 19 that killed a UN workers member and injured a minimum of 5 others within the Gaza Strip.
“The Israeli authorities have communicated to us the conclusions of their investigation, and we welcome it,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric stated at a news convention, including that Israeli officers are displaying extra “cooperation and transparency” because the starting of its assaults on the enclave.
Emphasizing that acknowledgment just isn’t sufficient, Dujarric stated: “What is clear to us is that we need to have accountability. We need to have accountability, not just for this incident, but we need to have accountability and transparency for all of the other times we’ve seen UN colleagues killed in Gaza or UN infrastructure attacked.”
“We call on all parties to fully comply with international humanitarian law, and that includes, for us, the protection, obviously, of civilians, but also the protection of UN and humanitarian staff,” he stated.
Dujarric reaffirmed that “it was an Israeli shell that hit a UN guest house, whose location was clearly known to the IDF (Israeli military).” He added: “We know where we stand … what we need to see is accountability.”
Dujarric cited the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) when he warned concerning the deepening humanitarian disaster. “The whole blockage of help and another provides now nearing practically two months has led to the depletion of necessities resembling recent meals and tents … kids are going hungry. Patients are going untreated, individuals are dying.
“It is time to lift the restrictions immediately,” he stated.
Dujarric stated meals costs have skyrocketed 29% to 14,100% above pre-ceasefire ranges, with fundamentals like dairy, eggs, fruit and meat not accessible.
“On average, in April, prices rose 50% over March levels,” he added.
“Warehouses are almost depleted,” he stated, leaving emergency shelter companions unable to supply greater than “a fraction of what is actually needed for people to survive.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr