{"id":297016,"date":"2024-06-14T14:57:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T18:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=297016"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:38:12","slug":"un-experts-gaza-condemnation-14jun24","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-experts-gaza-condemnation-14jun24\/","title":{"rendered":"UN experts condemn outrageous disregard for Palestinian civilians during Israel\u2019s military operation in Nuseirat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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14 June 2024<\/p>\n

UN human rights experts* today strongly condemned the umpteenth massacre by Israeli forces in Gaza during a hostage rescue operation in Nuseirat Refugee Camp, which killed at least 274 Palestinians, including 64 children and 57 women, and injured nearly 700.<\/p>\n

On 8 June, Israeli Occupation Forces \u2013 allegedly assisted by foreign soldiers \u2013 entered Nuseirat disguised as displaced persons and aid workers in a humanitarian truck. They violently raided the area, assaulting residents with intense ground and air attacks that spread terror, death and despair.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to survivors, the streets of Nuseirat were filled with bodies of dead and injured people, including children and women, lying in pools of blood. Walls were covered in body parts scattered by multiple explosions and bombed houses,\u201d the experts said.<\/p>\n

With Gaza\u2019s health sector decimated, the injured taken to hospitals had to wait for medical treatment on the floors, they said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we are relieved by the safe return of four Israeli hostages captured by Palestinian armed groups eight months ago, Israel\u2019s attack on the Nuseirat camp is obnoxious in its excessive violence and devastating impact,\u201d the experts said.<\/p>\n

They particularly condemned Israeli forces for treacherously hiding in a humanitarian aid truck coming from the US-built pier, which was intended to facilitate humanitarian assistance. \u201cAcquiring civilian disguise to conduct a military operation constitutes perfidy, which is strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law and tantamount to a war crime,\u201d the experts said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese tactics put aid workers and the delivery of much needed humanitarian aid at even greater risk and expose an unprecedented level of savagery in Israeli military actions,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

The World Food Program has already announced the pause of its operations from the pier due to \u201csecurity concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n

“The dramatically high death toll among Palestinians affected by the rescue operation confirms Israel\u2019s blatant disregard for Palestinian life,” the experts said. “Under international law, all civilian life must be equally valued and protected and no life is worth more than another.”<\/p>\n

The experts noted that Israel had an opportunity to free the hostages without further bloodshed eight months ago, when the first ceasefire deal was presented. Instead, Israel has systematically rejected ceasefire proposals, preferring to continue its assault on Gaza, which has even taken the lives of Israeli hostages. All the while, Israel has claimed to be engaging in military operations to save them,\u201d they said. \u201cUsing the pretext of seeking to rescue hostages to justify excessive use of force exposes Israel\u2019s criminal actions, including through humanitarian camouflage, and tells us they have reached a whole new level,\u201d the experts said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe military operation in Nuseirat stands out as one of the most heinous acts in Israel\u2019s destructive assault against the Palestinian people since 7 October, which has killed over 36,000 Palestinians, injured over 80,000 and displaced and starved 2 million people in Gaza, while violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem also continues unabated,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

The experts noted that the UN Security Council Resolution 2735 is a way out of the horror, reiterating their call for an arms embargo against Israel to end the violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces and settlers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the hour is already late, we hope this Resolution will pave the way for durable peace for the Palestinian people and freedom for hostages being held by Palestinian armed groups and for the thousands of Palestinian hostages arbitrarily detained by Israel,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

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Francesca Albanese<\/strong>,\u00a0UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967<\/a><\/em><\/strong>;\u00a0Tlaleng Mofokeng<\/strong>,\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health<\/a><\/em><\/strong>;\u00a0Reem Alsalem,<\/strong>\u00a0Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences<\/a><\/em><\/strong>;\u00a0Tomoya Obokata,<\/strong>\u00a0Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences<\/em><\/strong><\/a>;<\/strong>\u00a0George Katrougalos<\/strong>,\u00a0Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;\u00a0Michael Fakhri,<\/strong>\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the right to food<\/strong><\/em><\/a>;\u00a0Paula Gaviria Betancur<\/strong>,\u00a0Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;\u00a0Olivier De Schutter,<\/strong>\u00a0Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights<\/a><\/em><\/strong>;\u00a0Dorothy Estrada Tanck (Chair), Laura Nyirinkindi (Vice-Chair), Claudia Flores, Ivana Krsti\u0107, and Haina Lu,<\/strong>\u00a0Working group on discrimination against women and girls<\/em><\/strong><\/a>;\u00a0Dominique Day, Bina D\u2019Costa,<\/strong>\u00a0Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;\u00a0Ms Ashwini K.P.<\/strong>\u00a0Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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