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U.N. human rights chief warns of possible atrocity crimes in Gaza, urges ceasefire and aid access
Summary
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights told the council that Gaza faces catastrophic suffering, called for independent investigations into killings of aid workers and medical personnel, and urged restoration of the ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access; the briefing also highlighted violence and displacement in the West Bank.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Human Rights Council that people in Gaza are suffering “catastrophic” harm and urged an immediate restoration of the ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access.
In a briefing to the council, the high commissioner said the temporary pause in hostilities had been shattered and that ‘‘since January, Israeli military operations have killed more than 1,200 Palestinians, including at least 320 children, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.’’ He said bombardments continue against residential buildings, tents, hospitals and schools and that displacement and mandatory evacuation orders now affect roughly half of Gaza.
The high commissioner also highlighted attacks on humanitarian personnel, saying he was ‘‘appalled by the recent killings of 15 medical…
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