from Daily Sabah
The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday condemned Israeli security forces and Jewish settlers for killing over 500 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7.
It said in a statement that Israel had used "unnecessary and disproportionate" force in the Israeli-occupied territory and condemned what it said was the systematic denial of medical aid.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the U.N. statement.
"As if the tragic events in Israel and then Gaza over the past eight months were not enough, the people of the occupied West Bank are also being subjected to day-after-day of unprecedented bloodshed," United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a statement.
"It is unfathomable that so many lives have been taken in such a wanton fashion."
Türk insisted "the killing, destruction and widespread human rights violations are unacceptable, and must cease immediately."
"Israel must not only adopt but enforce rules of engagement that are fully in line with applicable human rights norms and standards," he said, demanding accountability for all alleged unlawful killings...read more here
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