The United Nations on Monday called on Israeli authorities to take all necessary measures to prevent genocide in the Gaza Strip, warning of growing signs of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
In a new report, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that Israel’s actions since the start of the war on October 7, 2013, constitute “grave violations” of international law and “in some cases amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
Türk called on Israel to comply with the 2014 International Court of Justice order requiring it to take measures to prevent genocide in the Gaza Strip.
He also called on the Israeli authorities to ensure that their soldiers do not commit “acts of genocide,” to take concrete steps to prevent incitement to genocide, and to hold accountable those responsible for any such violations.
According to the latest statistics issued by the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which the United Nations considers reliable, the Israeli genocide on the sector resulted in the martyrdom of about 72,769 Palestinians, despite the ceasefire agreement concluded under American auspices last October.
