GENEVA: The UN human rights chief mentioned on Monday (Sep 9) that ending the practically year-long warfare in Gaza is a precedence and he requested international locations to behave on what he referred to as Israel’s “blatant disregard” for worldwide regulation within the occupied Palestinian territories.
Practically 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, in keeping with Gaza well being officers, since Israel unleashed a army marketing campaign in response to cross-border assaults by Hamas militants on Oct 7, 2023 wherein 1,200 folks have been killed and an additional 250 taken hostage.
“Ending that warfare and averting a full-blown regional battle is an absolute and pressing precedence,” the UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk mentioned in a speech on the opening of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
“States should not – can’t – settle for blatant disregard for worldwide regulation, together with binding selections of the (UN) Safety Council and orders of the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice, neither on this nor some other state of affairs.”
