U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday urged governments around the globe to reply urgently to the deepening humanitarian disaster within the Gaza Strip.
“Everyone in government needs to wake up to what is happening in Gaza. All those with influence must exert maximum pressure on Israel and Hamas, to put an end to this unbearable suffering,” Türk mentioned on the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva on Monday.
He mentioned {that a} lasting peace is just potential by means of a two-state answer, with Gaza forming a part of a future Palestinian state.
Türk delivered sharp criticism of Israel’s genocidal conflict on Gaza, saying its “means and methods of warfare are inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians.”
He condemned what he described as “disturbing, dehumanizing rhetoric” by Israeli officers and criticized the continued blockade of U.N. humanitarian assist deliveries, which has been in place since March.
He additionally referred to as for an investigation into deaths linked to meals distribution efforts coordinated by means of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial initiative backed by Israel and the U.S.
Civilians are sometimes pressured to stroll miles by means of lively battle zones to achieve the restricted variety of GHF assist centres. Dozens have been killed within the course of.
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