UN human rights chief condemns killings of women and children in Rafah
Time:2024-05-21 09:21:28 Source:sportViews(143)
People mourn victims killed during Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 12, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
The United Nations' (UN) Human Rights chief Volker Turk has strongly condemned recent Israeli strikes in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of many women and children.
In a statement on Tuesday, Turk also warned against a full-scale incursion into an area with over 1.2 million civilians, saying it would violate international humanitarian and human rights law, likely leading to more atrocities.
In March, the UN Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire, he stressed.
Moreover, he underscored the need for global solidarity to protect civilians in Rafah, recalling recent tragedies such as a premature baby delivered from a mother who had been mortally wounded in an air strike and the deaths of numerous children and women in separate strikes.
The UN human rights chief called for immediate actions to halt this suffering, calling for independent investigations into reports of mass graves and the destruction of medical facilities. He stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire, the release of hostages and unimpeded humanitarian aid.
Previous:Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
Next:Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
You may also like
- 'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes
- China Stuns Defending Champion Sweden in Olympic Women's Team Curling
- Athletes Villages Complete Conversion for Paralympics
- Passenger Trips to Exceed 1 Bln During 2022 Spring Festival Travel Rush
- Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
- China Focus: China Works to Meet Demand for Elderly Nursing Care Beds
- China Focus: China Steps up COVID
- China's Woman Astronaut Sends Int'l Women's Day Greetings from Space
- Shooting injures 2 at Missouri high school graduation ceremony