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UN human rights chief Volker Türk has urged the next Israeli government to change its course of warfare and respect international law, following Israel's recent election. He expressed serious concerns over the situation in Gaza, where Palestinians are confined to around 30 per cent of the territory and face severe shortages of food and essential services, and raised alarms about 'ethnic cleansing' in the West Bank city of Hebron. Türk emphasized that Israel has obligations under international law and must end collective punishment, which is a grave violation. He also reiterated concerns about extrajudicial executions by Hamas militants and condemned both Israeli forces and Hamas for violations.
Türk stressed that the UN has repeatedly denounced the 7 October 2023 attacks and monitors abuses by all parties. He highlighted the importance of factual monitoring in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria to inform global decision-making. He also voiced deep concern over rising attacks on Ukrainian civilians, particularly due to drone warfare and strikes on infrastructure, and said there is often a lack of empathy for their suffering.
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