A statement issued by former High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay along with the report accused, Israel By launching “continuous and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities” during the war.
“Children in particular bear the consequences of these attacks as they suffer directly or indirectly from the collapse of the health care system,” added Pillay, whose 24-page report covering the first 10 months of the war will be presented to the UN General Assembly on October 30.
And I refused Israeli diplomatic mission In Geneva, the results of the report were described as shameful.
The mission said in reference to the investigation committee: “The report is another blatant attempt by the investigation committee to delegitimize the existence of the State of Israel and obstruct its right to protect its population.”
Israel says that militants in Gaza carry out their operations from populated areas, including homes, schools and hospitals, indicating that it will strike them wherever they appear while trying to avoid harming civilians.
Hamas denies hiding its militants, weapons, and leadership centers among civilians.
The UN investigation statement accused Israeli forces By deliberately killing and torturing medical workers, targeting medical vehicles, and obstructing permits allowing patients to leave the besieged Gaza Strip.
“An irreparable loss”
The World Health Organization says more than 10,000 patients needing urgent medical evacuation have been prevented from exiting Gaza since the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt was closed in May.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health says that about a thousand doctors died in Gaza last year in what the World Health Organization described as “an irreparable loss and a strong blow to the health care system.”
The statement also stated that an investigation was conducted into the treatment of Palestinian prisoners Israel And the hostages held by Hamas militants since the October 7 attack.
The investigation accused both sides of engaging in acts of torture and sexual violence.
