By The Opinion
The methods of war used by Israel in the Gaza Strip have “the characteristics of a genocide,” said a special UN committee tasked with investigating Israeli practices.
Established in 1968, the committee also charges that Israel is “using famine as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population” in the 13-month-old conflict and is implementing an “apartheid system” in the West Bank. , including East Jerusalem.
“Since October 7, 2023, the war in Gaza has killed at least 43,736 Palestinians and injured 103,370″, as reported on Thursday by the Strip’s Ministry of Health.
The committee highlights in the report, which covers from the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 until July of this year, the “massive civilian losses and the conditions imposed on Palestinians there, which intentionally endanger their lives.” .
“With its siege of Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, targeted attacks and killing civilians and aid workers“Despite repeated calls from the UN and evading orders from the International Court of Justice and Security Council resolutions, Israel is intentionally causing death, hunger and serious injury” to the population of Gaza, it adds.
The report, which will be presented to the General Assembly on November 18, charges that Israel is causing “massive casualties among civilians and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians there.”
“Since the start of the war, Israeli officials have publicly supported policies that strip Palestinians of the basic necessities to sustain life: food, water and fuel.“said the Committee.
“These statements, along with the systematic and illegal interference in humanitarian aid, make it clear that Israel intends to instrumentalize supplies for political and military purposes,” he continued.
The report, which covers the period from October 2023 to July 2024, focuses on the catastrophic impact of the current war in Gaza on Palestinian rights.
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