UN experts demand action to avert 'annihilation' of Palestinians in Gaza

UN experts demand action to avert 'annihilation' of Palestinians in Gaza

GENEVA: Countries are at a moral crossroads over the conflict in Gaza, UN experts warned Wednesday, urging action to halt the violence and avoid "the annihilation of the Palestinian population" in the territory. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Israel Bombs School, Tents Housing Displaced Palestinians in Gaza; U.N. Condemns Weaponization of Aid

Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed another 31 people, including 13 Palestinians who died when Israel bombed a school east of Gaza City. A separate attack on a tent encampment for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah killed three people, including a child. Amid the unrelenting attacks, Hamas said it would no longer engage in ceasefire talks due to the catastrophic famine set off by Israel’s total siege of Gaza, now in its ninth week. A spokes…

UN rights expert calls for emergency session on Gaza

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, called Tuesday for an arms embargo and sanctions against Israel, advocating for an emergency session in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Francesca Albanese claimed, “The tiny bodies of children in Gaza, hollowed out by induced starvation, are testimony of the worst humanity is capable of”. According to this independent human rights expert, a…

Gaza: Ireland joins Spain and four other nations to warn of 'dangerous new escalation' by Israel

Today a group of UN experts said countries face a choice between taking action and witnessing the “annihilation” of people in Gaza.

UN experts warn of 'annihilation' in Gaza amid Israeli strikes

UN experts demanded action on Wednesday to avert the "annihilation" of Palestinians in Gaza, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed dozens of people.A planned expanded offensive revealed by the Israeli military has drawn international condemnation, after UN agencies previously warned of humanitarian catastrophe in the Palestinian territory already devastated by 19 months of war.

UN refugee agency accuses Israel of deliberate starvation in Gaza

‘The manmade and politically motivated starvation in Gaza is an expression of absolute cruelty,’ says UNRWA - Anadolu Ajansı