UN calls for a stop on Israel's manslaughter in Palestine
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New Delhi: The United Nations called on Israel to end the unlawful manslaughter in Palestine and pointed out that the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank is coming down rapidly, IANS reported.
"The use of military tactics and weapons in law enforcement contexts, the use of unnecessary or disproportionate force, and the enforcement of broad, arbitrary and discriminatory movement restrictions that affect Palestinians are extremely troubling," UN Rights Chief Volker Turk said in a statement.
Israel launched a ground offensive inside Gaza on October 27 after Hamas attacked Israel in a surprise attack on October 7 in which 1200 Israelis were killed and over 200 were taken hostage.
Since the outbreak of hostilities between Hamas and Israel, at least 21,110 Palestinians have been killed, mostly children and women, while 53,688 Palestinians have been injured.
In another news, amid an intensified ground offensive by the Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip with extended military operations in the densely populated urban refugee camps in the central part of the territory, reports suggest that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored requests to discuss the post-war control of the Gaza Strip.
The indiscriminate bombardment on Gaza since Hamas' October attack has so far claimed the lives of more than 23,000 Palestinians, including women and children, most of whom sought refuge in the UN and Israeli-designated refugee camps and centres.
Israeli security officials, including the directors of Mossad, Shin Bet, the IDF chief of staff, and the defence ministry, have made three unsuccessful requests for a meeting with the prime minister to discuss decisions for the "day after" Israel declares its goals against Hamas achieved, according to reports from Israel's Channel 12.
The refusal has sparked concerns among security officials about the need to make timely decisions regarding the future of Gaza, both internally and about external actors, as pressure mounts from the international community.