UN top human rights official Volker Turk has said that ensuring accountability is “absolutely critical” as Israeli bombardment has killed thousands of Palestinians, what he called an “unmitigated tragedy”.

He said he was “outraged” that more than 100 UN colleagues had been killed in the ongoing Israeli offensive.

“It is absolutely critical that accountability is part of any future arrangement, because we know that if impunity reigns, and if the facts are not told, and if truth is not told, we will have grievances going on and on and on,” he stated.