The United Nations has condemned the complete blockade imposed by the Israeli government on the Gaza Strip, which is already showing its humanitarian impact.
The head of the United Nations Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed deep concern about the difficult situation Israel has put in Gaza, where more than two million people live.
The head of the United Nations Human Rights described this isolation as illegal, according to international law.
He said that the strict blockade imposed on Gaza is a threat to the lives of civilians, preventing them from what he said are essential resources for survival, which he said is prohibited under international humanitarian law. humanity.
“This worsens the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which is already very poor, and hinders the operation of medical facilities, at a time when injuries are increasing.” He said the Chief of Human Rights of the United Nations.
“This isolation can be a collective punishment, and we warn of the consequences.” Volker Türk continued.
Volker Türk said in a press release from his office in Geneva that the air operation of the Israeli forces in Gaza also targeted the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees as well as educational sites and schools.
“Civilians are among those who died in Gaza bombings.” Said Volker Türk who on the other hand called on the Hamas forces to release the people they are holding hostage.
“Abduction of civilians is also prohibited under international law.” He said Türk.
The command of the Israel Defense Forces has called three hundred thousand of the reserve forces, which is an unprecedented number, to put Gaza under general siege.
Israeli media say that the administration intends to carry out a ground operation in Gaza, in response to the first attack of its kind by Hamas in the territory controlled by Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to put the Hamas organization in a desperate situation in the Gaza Strip.
This attack and the subsequent reaction by Israel in Gaza cost the lives of nearly two thousand people, mostly civilians on both sides.
