NEW YORK — In an open meeting by the UN
Security Council to discuss the threat of forced
displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Grifiths
warned that “this must not be permitted” and that compelling Palestinians to
evacuate their land might be tantamount to a war crime, media sources reported.
اضافة اعلان
Griffiths expressed concern over “Incendiary
statements” by some within the Israeli leadership calling for the permanent
resettlement of Palestinians in other countries, affirming that "any
displaced person in Gaza must be allowed to return according to international
law."
Griffiths said that there is
no safe place in Gaza, describing the Israeli war on the strip as one being conducted with
“almost no consideration for the impact on civilians.” He also pointed out that
the efforts to send humanitarian convoys to northern Gaza face delays or denial
of permission, and puts aid workers at risk.
“Colleagues who have managed to make it to the
north in recent days describe scenes of utter horror:
corpses left lying in the road, people with evident signs of starvation stopping trucks in search of
anything they can get to survive.” He stated.
The healthcare system in the strip is on the
verge of collapse, he added, stressing that it is unsafe for women to give birth,
children to be vaccinated, the sick and injured to receive treatment, and
infectious diseases are on the rise which forces
people to seek refuge in hospital grounds.
He also repeated his call for a ceasefire and
for the Security Council to take urgent action to bring the Israeli war to an
end.
On the other hand, the Assistant
Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris said that more than 90
percent of the population of Gaza is suffering from acute food insecurity, she
added, stressing that starvation of a civilian population as a tactic of war is
prohibited under international law.
She also touched on the forced
displacement of Palestinians in the strip, stating the threat carries “particular resonance”
for Palestinians, referring to the Nakba of 1948. Furthermore, she added that
the right of Palestinians to return to their homes must be subject to “An
ironclad guarantee.”
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