Israel-Hamas War: Outpouring of Emotions, UN Chief Stirs Global Concern

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16th Nov, 2023. 05:54 pm
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Israel-Hamas War: Outpouring of Emotions, UN Chief Stirs Global Concern

UN’s Türk: 1 in 57 in Gaza killed or wounded in 5 weeks.
Intense pain for Israelis and Palestinians, says Türk.
Unprecedented bombardment in Gaza, profound poverty noted.

The UN’s high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, reveals that, according to health ministry figures from Hamas, approximately one in every 57 individuals in the Gaza Strip has been either killed or wounded in the past five weeks.

Türk emphasizes the pain and “anguish” experienced by both Israeli and Palestinian civilians amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, as expressed in his statement following his visits to Egypt and Jordan.

He adds that civilians in Gaza – “who for years have been profoundly impoverished behind barbed wire fences” – are enduring an intense bombardment that has seldom been experienced this century.”

Quote Message: Rarely have I heard such disturbing testimony about the catastrophic harm that ordinary people have endured, and which continues to mount. And never in my career of working in many crisis situations around the world have I met such an outpouring of fear, anger and despair.”
Rarely have I heard such disturbing testimony about the catastrophic harm that ordinary people have endured, and which continues to mount. And never in my career of working in many crisis situations around the world have I met such an outpouring of fear, anger and despair.”