UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk addressed a media briefing after his visit to the Rafah border crossing. Here is what he said:

  • People in Gaza being operated without anaesthesia
  • Strikes on hospitals and in the vicinity of hospitals in Gaza city particularly intense; nowhere in Gaza is safe
  • Need for parties to agree to a ceasefire imperative
  • Israel must take all measures to put an end to incidents of hate speech and incitement against Palestinians
  • Sharp increase in settler violence, takeover of land across West Bank

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