GENEVA: The UN human rights chief stated on Monday (Sep 9) that ending the almost year-long battle in Gaza is a precedence and he requested nations to behave on what he known as Israel’s “blatant disregard” for worldwide regulation within the occupied Palestinian territories.
Practically 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, in accordance 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 through which 1,200 folks have been killed and an additional 250 taken hostage.
“Ending that battle and averting a full-blown regional battle is an absolute and pressing precedence,” the UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stated 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 choices of the (UN) Safety Council and orders of the Worldwide Court docket of Justice, neither on this nor every other state of affairs.”
