Director of the New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Craig Mokheiber, announced his resignation from his position, in protest against the UN bodies’ handling of the situation in the Gaza Strip.

Mokheiber stressed the need for the United Nations organization to shoulder its responsibilities, and said: “Once again, we are witnessing genocide unfolding before our eyes, and the organization we serve seems unable to stop it. What is happening in Gaza is a case of genocide.”