UN accuses Israel of disregarding human rights in Gaza

The United Nations’ Human Rights on Wednesday accused Israel of showing an unprecedented disregard for human rights in its military actions in Gaza, stating that Hamas also violated international law.

According to the UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, nothing justifies the appalling manner in which Israel has conducted its military operations in Gaza which consistently breached international law.

Turk stated this while presenting a new report on the human rights situation in Gaza, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, also accused Hamas of grave violations since October 7.

“Hamas has indiscriminately fired projectiles into Israeli territory – amounting to war crimes”, Turk said.

According to Israeli tallies, Hamas-led fighters killed at least 1,200 people and captured no fewer than 250 hostages in an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

In the same vein, the enclave’s health officials said an Israeli retaliatory assault laid waste to most of Gaza and killed more than 48,000 Palestinians.