UN Experts Call For A Response To The Dire Situation In Gaza
The post UN Experts Call For A Response To The Dire Situation In Gaza appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A woman holds her 6-year-old daughter’s hand, who suffers from malnutrition, at a shelter in Gaza, … More on May 11, 2025. (Photo credit: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images On May 7, 2025, United Nations experts published a statement calling for comprehensive responses to the dire situation in Gaza. According to the statement, signed by UN 38 experts, including Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts, and members of Working Groups, “Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity and multilateral order.” The situation in Gaza refers to the effects of Israel’s actions following Hamas’ deadly attacks on October 7, 2023, which have brought Gaza’s population to the brink of collapse. While the horrific crimes committed by Hamas required responses, the UN experts warn that “Israel continues its relentless destruction of life in Gaza, through attacks by land, air and sea, displacing and massacring the surviving population with impunity. No one is spared – not the children, persons with disabilities, nursing mothers, journalists, health professionals, aid workers, or hostages. Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel has killed hundreds of Palestinians, many daily – peaking on March 18, 2025, with 600 casualties in 24 hours, 400 of whom were children.” The group of experts cited over 52,535 deaths, of which 70% continue to be women and children, and 118,491 people injured as of May 4, 2025. They continued that “Under constant bombardment, amid homes reduced to rubble, streets turned into zones of terror and a devastated environment, 2.1 million survivors are facing the direst humanitarian crisis. Food and water have been cut off for months, inducing starvation, dehydration, and…
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A woman holds her 6-year-old daughter’s hand, who suffers from malnutrition, at a shelter in Gaza, … More on May 11, 2025. (Photo credit: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images On May 7, 2025, United Nations experts published a statement calling for comprehensive responses to the dire situation in Gaza. According to the statement, signed by UN 38 experts, including Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts, and members of Working Groups, “Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity and multilateral order.” The situation in Gaza refers to the effects of Israel’s actions following Hamas’ deadly attacks on October 7, 2023, which have brought Gaza’s population to the brink of collapse. While the horrific crimes committed by Hamas required responses, the UN experts warn that “Israel continues its relentless destruction of life in Gaza, through attacks by land, air and sea, displacing and massacring the surviving population with impunity. No one is spared – not the children, persons with disabilities, nursing mothers, journalists, health professionals, aid workers, or hostages. Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel has killed hundreds of Palestinians, many daily – peaking on March 18, 2025, with 600 casualties in 24 hours, 400 of whom were children.” The group of experts cited over 52,535 deaths, of which 70% continue to be women and children, and 118,491 people injured as of May 4, 2025. They continued that “Under constant bombardment, amid homes reduced to rubble, streets turned into zones of terror and a devastated environment, 2.1 million survivors are facing the direst humanitarian crisis. Food and water have been cut off for months, inducing starvation, dehydration, and…
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