Experts have found that since the start of the war, “Israeli authorities have publicly supported policies that deprive Palestinians of the most basic needs for survival,” including food, water and fuel.
He UN Special Commission who investigates the Israeli abuses in the occupied territories has concluded that the policy and practice used by the armed forces Israelis “They fit the characteristics of one genocide”, She has therefore called on the international community to take measures to prevent this.
In a detailed report (available for download here) analyzing the period from October 7, 2023 to July 31, 2024, experts found that “since the start of the war, Israeli authorities have publicly supported policies that They deprive Palestinians of the most basic needs to continue living“, including food, water or fuel. They believe that hunger has become a “weapon of war” and that there is a desire to “collectively punish the Palestinian people” in retaliation for Hamas’ attacks.
The statements by senior officials and the “systematic and illegal” obstacles to humanitarian access “make it clear” to the UN Special Commission that Israel wants to “instrumentalize” its most basic resources for both political and military purposes. The offensive, they add, “has created a deadly mix of crises that will seriously harm future generations.”
They also question Israel’s prudence in launching bombings, largely because they believe its use artificial intelligence “with minimal human supervision” and the use of “heavy” bombs means Israel fails to fulfill his ‘obligation’ to take over everything precautionary measures possible to prevent side effects on the civilian population.
Israel ignores calls and statements
The committee criticizes Israeli authorities for promoting it censorship of the mediaBlock access to information and suppress dissent in just a few steps attempts to control public debate including campaigns against the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) and against the United Nations in general terms. “Israel’s senior public and military officials must be held accountable, including for using dehumanizing language and inciting violence,” the report said.
The research is a reminder of this Israel has ignored it in this past year to the ‘repeated’ calls from the United Nations and the ‘binding’ rulings made by both the UN Security Council and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is examining precisely a complaint filed by South Africa for the alleged commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip.
For this reason, they ask the international community to get involved: “It is the collective responsibility of every state to stop supporting the attack on Gaza and the apartheid system in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem.” “Respecting international law and ensuring responsibility lies entirely with the UN member states. “Failure to do so weakens the core of the international legal system and sets a dangerous precedent by allowing atrocities to occur unattended,” he warns.
It recalls that human rights are being violated in the occupied territories “due to the violations committed by Israel and the unwillingness of other states to hold Israel accountable and to continue providing military and other support to the country.”
In this sense, the report contains a series of urgent recommendations for all Member Statesamong them, those of “stop all arms transfers offensive for Israel, including explosives, weapons, firearms and ammunition.”
Source: EITB
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