The United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, confirmed that “Israel has violated its international legal obligations, which require countries to impose sanctions on Israel to avoid further violations.”

The UN rapporteur reiterated her call, in press statements on Thursday, for “an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an end to the illegal Israeli control over Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, and the deployment of forces to maintain peace and stability in the region.”

Albanese said, at the conclusion of her visit to Egypt and Jordan, that “the pace and intensity of the spread of violence to the rest of the occupied territories confirm that no Palestinian is safe under absolute Israeli control, and that Israel has once again arbitrarily prevented her from reaching the occupied territories, forcing her to provide A report on the situation of Palestinians under occupation from neighboring countries.”

She pointed out that her visit revealed that the conditions in Gaza are “worse than previously estimated, with serious long-term consequences, as the victims she met suffered catastrophic injuries and witnessed the killing of their family members, even after the International Court of Justice issued a ruling last January.” “For temporary measures that prevent Israel from carrying out acts of genocide.”

She indicated that the humanitarian measures applied so far, such as airdrops and sea passages, “are merely a palliative for what is urgently needed and legally due, and that these measures are completely insufficient to mitigate the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” stressing the importance of the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees “UNRWA.” “.

She pointed out that “the atrocities that people witnessed in Gaza are indescribable,” and that interest in the deteriorating conditions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, “has ended, despite the increasing violations at the hands of armed settlers and Israeli soldiers,” stressing that she documented the testimonies of Palestinians from Gaza, and expressed her confidence in By ending the massacre there and ensuring accountability.