US EditionUN Says 'Deadly Attacks' Around Gaza Aid Sites 'a War Crime'
- Volker Turk, head of the UN’s human rights office, denounced the lethal Israeli attacks near aid distribution centers in Gaza’s Rafah area in late May 2025.
- The attacks occurred as Palestinians tried to access limited food aid provided through Israel's militarized humanitarian assistance system, which the UN has repeatedly warned endangers lives.
- Rescuers reported that at least 58 people died over two days in the southern city of Rafah when Israeli forces struck areas where civilians were gathering to receive humanitarian aid, including those seeking food amid a critical humanitarian emergency.
- Turk emphasized that assaults targeting civilians violate international law and amount to war crimes, urging an immediate and thorough investigation to ensure those responsible are held accountable.
- These attacks highlight the dire situation Gaza's two million residents face, forced to risk starvation or lethal violence while attempting to receive scarce aid under continued hostilities.
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The UN issued a statement on Tuesday expressing strong condemnation of Israeli attacks against civilians attempting to access humanitarian aid, following reports of attacks and deaths around a US-run aid distribution site in Gaza. The reported attacks, which have taken place for three consecutive days, occurred around the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). According to the UN, it is reported that “dozens more people were killed and injured.” UN…
Washington. The United Nations (UN) yesterday described as war crimes the attacks committed near the aid distribution centers in the Gaza Strip and condemned the “unacceptable” death of Palestinians seeking food in the enclave.
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