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UN experts have warned that time is running out to prevent genocide and a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, expressing their deep frustration at Israel’s refusal to stop plans to destroy… Gaza strip Besieged.
The experts said – in a statement – “We are still convinced that the Palestinian people are at risk of genocide… The time to act is now,” noting that “Israel’s allies also bear responsibility and must act immediately to prevent the results of its disastrous course of action.”
Experts expressed “increasing horror” at the Israeli air strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza a few days ago, which killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians, and described them as a flagrant violation of international law.
They warned that “all signs indicate that we have reached the breaking point,” noting that what is worrying is the news that children are forced to drink sea water in the absence of clean water, and the disturbing reports of patients – including children – undergoing surgeries without anesthesia. In addition to people with disabilities and displaced elderly people living in tents because homes have turned into rubble.
“The situation in Gaza has reached a catastrophic turning point,” they said, warning of the urgent need for food, water, medicine, fuel and basic supplies and the looming health risks.
The experts welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s decision on protecting civilians and adhering to legal and humanitarian obligations, which was agreed upon by an overwhelming majority of member states on October 27.
The experts strongly supported the efforts of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres To provide humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip.
The statement was signed by 7 experts from the United Nations Human Rights Council, including UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur Pedro Araujo on the human rights to safe drinking water and safe sanitation, and the Special Rapporteur Irene Khan is concerned with promoting and protecting the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
Targeting UNRWA
On the other hand, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees announced (UNRWAToday, Friday, at least 23 people were martyred as a result of an Israeli bombing that targeted 4 of its shelters in the Gaza Strip in less than 24 hours.
The agency wrote – on its account on the X platform – that “the number of its employees killed as a result of the Israeli war on Gaza since last October 7 has reached 72.”
It added that its four shelters in Gaza – which were subjected to Israeli bombing yesterday, Thursday – host approximately 20,000 displaced Palestinians, and confirmed that at least 23 people were killed as a result of the bombing of these shelters.
She pointed out that about 50 UNRWA facilities have been damaged since the start of the war.
In this context, the United Nations estimated the humanitarian needs in the Gaza StripWest Bank With $1.2 billion until the end of 2023.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Operations (OCHA) stated – in a statement – that “the cost of meeting the needs of 2.7 million people – that is, the total population of Gaza, and 500,000 people in the occupied West Bank – is estimated at about $1.2 billion.”
