The UN chief has known as for an “independent and credible investigation” into Israeli killings of greater than 100 Palestinian civilians awaiting assist in Gaza, stated his spokesperson on Friday.
“The Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) said himself yesterday, that there needs to be an independent and credible investigation into what happened,” Stephane Dujarric stated in a briefing.
There must be “accountability for everything (that) has happened since October 7,” stated Dujarric.
On Thursday, Israeli forces opened hearth on a crowd of Palestinians ready for humanitarian assist on the Al Nabulsi roundabout on Al Rashid Street, a significant coastal street to the west of Gaza City in northern Gaza, leaving at the least 112 Palestinians lifeless and 760 injured.
The Israeli navy stated an preliminary investigation discovered that Palestinians approached a navy checkpoint overseeing the entry of the help vans when troopers fired warning photographs and shot on the legs of Palestinians who continued to maneuver towards the troops.
Dujarric additional famous {that a} staff of UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), World Health Organization and UNICEF employees visited the Shifa hospital in Gaza City.
“They brought with them medicines, vaccines and fuel to help ensure that the medical facility remains functioning,” he stated.
Stating that the hospital obtained greater than 700 individuals who had been injured whereas searching for life-saving assist on Thursday, Dujarric stated the Shifa hospital informed UN staff that “they had received the bodies of more than 70 people who were killed yesterday.”
He additionally added that the help dropped at the hospital was the primary time that the UN “had a UN convoy able to deliver aid into northern Gaza in over one week.”
Israel has launched a lethal navy offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7, 2023 assault by the Palestinian group Hamas, which Tel Aviv says killed practically 1,200 folks.
At least 30,035 Palestinians have since been killed and 70,457 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of requirements.
Israel has additionally imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its inhabitants, significantly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of hunger.
The Israeli warfare has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inside displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water, and medication, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, in response to the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to cease genocidal acts and take measures to ensure that humanitarian help is offered to civilians in Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
