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‘Darkest moment’ of war unfolding in northern Gaza — UN rights chief
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivers a speech at the opening of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, on September 9, 2024. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
The UN rights chief says the “darkest moment” of the conflict in Gaza is unfolding in the north of the territory, warning that Israel’s actions as it fights Hamas there could amount to “atrocity crimes.”
“Unimaginably, the situation is getting worse by the day. The Israeli government’s policies and practices in northern Gaza risk emptying the area of all Palestinians. We are facing what could amount to atrocity crimes, including potentially extending to crimes against humanity,” Volker Turk says in a statement.
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