Israel Commits Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza: UN Experts
Israel Commits Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza: UN Experts
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War erupted in the Middle East following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7th. Israel launched strikes on the Gaza Strip, leading to significant civilan casualties.
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War erupted in the Middle East following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7th. Israel launched strikes on the Gaza Strip, causing significant civilan casualties.
The Israeli bombing of schools and hospitals in the Gaza Strip, as well as the blockade of the enclave are crimes against humanity, and there is a risk of genocide of the Palestinian people, UN special experts said in a report.
Given the statements of the Israeli political leaders and their allies, as well as the military actions in the Gaza Strip and the escalation of arrests and killings in the West Bank, there is a risk of genocide against the Palestinian people, according to the report, published by the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR).
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20:24 20.10.2023
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant named three stages of the war with Hamas:
The first (current) stage involves launching strikes using aircraft and “then with ground maneuvers” to destroy Hamas militants and damage their infrastructure.
The second stage involves combat operations of lower intensity and working on “eliminating pockets of resistance.”
The third stage includes “the creation of a new security regime in the Gaza Strip, removing from Israel responsibility for the daily life of the Gaza Strip, and creating a new reality regarding the security of the people of Israel.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived at the Rafah checkpoint, a Sputnik correspondent has reported
Key statements made by Antonio Guterres at the Rafah checkpoint:
Two million people suffer behind these walls and they have no food, water or fuel
“We have a lot of trucks with fuel, food and water, and they are stuck here.” All we need is for them to be brought to Gaza as quickly as possible.
“I call for an unconditional humanitarian ceasefire to ensure that aid reaches Gaza.”
Israel recently announced that it will allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. There are import contacts between Egypt and the other side, but there are conditions for this.
17:36 20.10.2023
Israeli attacks on Gaza’s civilian infrastructure as of October 20:
11 mosques destroyed
7 churches damaged
59 attacks on health care (including 17 hospitals damaged)
178 educational facilities have been hit including:
at least 20 UNRWA schools;
140 Palestinian Authority (PA) schools;
1 university damaged.
At least 30 percent of all housing units in the Gaza Strip have been either:
destroyed - 12,845;
rendered uninhabitable - 9,055;
moderately/lightly damaged - 121,000;
Source: UN OCHA
17:19 20.10.2023
Russia's Lavrov Hopes Israel, Palestine Will Start Negotiations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that Israel and Palestine will start negotiations and take into account the UN Security Council's decisions.
"I hope everyone [Israel and Palestine] will come to reason and join the negotiating table," the foreign minister said on Friday, adding that it will be necessary for authorities of Israel and Palestine "to look on the map and coordinate all their actions with the UN Security Council's decision and take into account the realities on the ground after 1967."
Israel has received 45 cargo airplanes with armaments for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) since the start of the escalation of the conflict with the Hamas movement, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
14:49 20.10.2023
Israeli Army Announces Over 100 Overnight Strikes Against Hamas
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday it had struck over 100 operational targets of Hamas overnight and neutralized a member of the movement's naval forces.
12:47 20.10.2023
Latest updates on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:
Joe Biden addressed the nation on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, promising to send an emergency budget request to Congress to secure funding for Israel;
Dozens of people have been injured in an airstrike on the ancient Orthodox Church of St Porphyrius in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City;
Adoption of Russia's draft resolution by the UNSC could have prevented the strike on the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, Russia's FM says;
The bombing by Israel of schools and hospitals in the Gaza Strip are crimes against humanity, a report by the United Nations Human Rights Office says;
The Israeli Ministry of Defense told the military that they will soon be inside Gaza.
11:41 20.10.2023
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