The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on world governments on Sunday to exert all possible pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to permanently halt the massacres in the Gaza Strip.
According to the UN News website, Türk stressed the need for countries to take concrete steps to ensure that the Israeli occupation complies with its obligations to provide adequate food and basic life-saving needs to the population of Gaza.
He expressed his outrage at the "unspeakable" daily tragedy in Gaza and the West Bank, denouncing the "destruction, killing, and dehumanization of Palestinians day after day," adding that "Gaza has become a miserable scene of deadly attacks and utter devastation, with children dying before the eyes of the world."
He noted that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or wounded since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources in the Gaza Strip, representing approximately 10% of the total population. He also condemned the killing of more than 300 UN staff members while performing their duties as a result of the occupation forces' military operations.
Türk affirmed the United Nations' readiness to support the Palestinians in building their state based on human rights and the rule of law, saying, "When that time comes, programs dedicated to supporting victims and survivors will be among the important paths toward achieving justice and accountability."
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Turk calls for pressure on the occupation to stop the massacres in Gaza.