UN Rights Chief Warns Israel's Restriction of Aid Could Be War Crime
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The United Nations human rights commissioner, Volker Türk, stated that Israel's restriction on the entry and distribution of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip could amount to a war crime. A U.N.-backed report revealed that 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza are facing catastrophic hunger, with an estimated 210,000 people in northern Gaza facing the most danger. Türk emphasized that Israel, as the occupying power, has the obligation to ensure the provision of food and medical care to the population and facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations. Israel claims to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid but blames the U.N. and its partner agencies for not distributing it fast enough. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that it is experiencing access constraints in delivering aid, with Israel facilitating less than half of planned aid missions to northern Gaza in the first two weeks of March. The International Court of Justice previously ordered Israel to take immediate measures to protect Palestinians in Gaza, including ensuring adequate humanitarian assistance and basic services.
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