'The whole of Gaza is Under Israeli Occupation,' UN official says

The United Nations has condemned the continued killing of civilians as intensified Israeli attacks across Gaza left dozens of Palestinians killed or injured in recent days, while a sharp rise in settler violence in the occupied West Bank has added to mounting humanitarian concerns.

“We condemn all killings of civilians,” the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday, stressing that international humanitarian law requires the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.

According to the latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), ongoing Israeli aggression, fresh displacement, and worsening access conditions have further restricted humanitarian aid efforts and heightened protection concerns throughout Gaza.

UN calls for respect for Palestinian rights

Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday, Thameen Al-Kheetan of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said recent Israeli military attacks had killed and injured dozens of Palestinians across Gaza.

Among the incidents highlighted was an Israeli drone strike that killed seven people and others outside a grocery store west of the Nuseirat refugee camp. In another case, a teacher was injured after reportedly being targeted by a bullet fired by Israeli forces while working inside a temporary learning center west of Khan Younis.

Al-Kheetan said that nine months after the announcement of a ceasefire, no place in Gaza could be considered safe. [MORE]