UN experts urge states to act to avoid the “annihilation” of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
States must act ” NOW “ so as not to attend the« annihilation » Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, more than 30 independent United Nations experts on Wednesday alerted. “States must act quickly to put an end to the current genocide, dismantle apartheid and ensure a future in which Palestinians and Israelis will coexist in freedom and dignity”they asked in a press release.
For these experts, who are mandated by the UN Human Rights Council, but who do not express themselves in the name of the United Nations, the choice of each States is “Clear: stay passive and witness the massacre of innocent or participate in the development of a fair resolution”.
In their press release, they claim that “The growing atrocities in Gaza represent a moral turning point” and ask the States of“Acting now to put an end to violence or be witnesses to the annihilation of the Palestinian population” In this Palestinian territory, demanding immediate international intervention.
“The world looks. Will member states respect their obligations and will they intervene to stop the massacre, hunger and illnesses, as well as other war crimes and crimes against humanity which are perpetrated daily with impunity? »» Ask the experts, including the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese.
“While states debate terminology-is it or is it not a genocide?” -, Israel continues its relentless destruction of life in Gaza, by land, air and sea attacks, moving and massacring with impunity the population which survives “they added.
