2023-11-29 18:02:02
Recent comments from Israeli politicians and leaders that they plan to expand the military offensive in Gaza with the end of the humanitarian truce are “deeply worrying”, the human rights office said on Tuesday. UN man.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli Minister of National Security, threatened on Tuesday to dissolve the Israeli government if the war once morest the Gaza Strip ends.
“Comments by Israeli political and military leaders in recent days that they plan to expand and intensify the military offensive across Gaza following the truce are deeply worrying,” spokesperson Marta Hurtado told Anadolu Agency. of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
She urged all parties to the conflict, as well as influential states, to take advantage of the current humanitarian pause “to work towards a total ceasefire, with respect for human rights and for humanitarian reasons.”
There had been a “significant respite” from the “hell” of the past seven weeks for civilians in Gaza, and some families were reunited with their loved ones, Hurtado said, adding that “much more needs to be done.” .
“The protection of civilians must be the absolute priority,” she stressed.
Israeli officials said that at the end of the humanitarian pause in Gaza, now in its fifth day, and expected to last for another day, the army would resume its military offensive once morest the Palestinian enclave.
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