JAKARTA - Volker T\"urk's United Nations Human Rights Chief on Tuesday condemned Israel's military actions in Gaza as inhumane, warning of a "destroying" humanitarian crisis, urging international action immediately to address the escalating situation.
In an Austrian O1 public broadcaster, T\"urk said Israel's actions in Gaza in recent months "have nothing to do with respect to basic human principles."
"It is very clear we must speak with the current Israeli government very, very strongly and put pressure on ensuring that serious violations of international law do not occur," T\"urk said, quoted by the Daily Sabah May 28.
The UN official expressed concern over what he described as mass transfers and repeated civilians in Gaza, criticizing Israel's appointment of most of the region as military zones.
"About 80 percent of the Gaza Strip region is now a military territory where people are not allowed to live," T\"urk said.
"There are no more words to describe them," he continued.
Turk's remarks followed a press conference on May 16 in Geneva, in which he accused Israel of carrying out a policy that was ethnic cleansing.
"This looks like an impetus for permanent relocation of residents in Gaza that ignores international law and is ethnic cleansing," he said at the time.
T\"urk cited Israel's continuing bombings, the destruction of the surrounding environment, and the blockade of humanitarian aid as factors contributing to further evacuation and humanitarian suffering in the enclave.
"We have to stop this madness," he said.
Israel denies allegations of ethnic cleansing, stating its military action is a response to the security threats posed by Hamas and other resistance groups operating in Gaza. The conflict has been
It is known that the latest conflict in Gaza broke out on October 7, after a Palestinian militant group led by Hamas attacked Israel's southern region, leaving 1,200 people dead and another 251 held hostage according to Israeli calculations.
On January 19, the two countries imposed a ceasefire agreement and exchanged hostages, following a deal reached days earlier between Hamas and Israel through Egyptian, Qatar and US intermediaries.
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Israel again carried out a total blockade of all aid on March 2, saying it was carried out to pressure the Hamas group to accept the ceasefire's proposal and release all hostages in the Gaza Strip.
Separately, medical sources in Gaza confirmed on Tuesday that the death toll from Palestinian attacks since October 2023 had risen to 54,056, while injuries reached 123,129, the majority of victims were women and children, quoted from WAFA.
According to the same source, the death toll since Israel restarted genocide on March 18 after a two-month ceasefire had also risen to 3,901, in addition to 11,088 others injured.
The conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and raised growing international concerns, with humanitarian agencies warning of worsening conditions for civilians caught in the firefight.
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