From UN human rights official accuses Israel of working to push Gazans out of Strip
A UN human rights official accuses Israel of working to push Gazans out of the Strip entirely as it expands its ground operation aimed at toppling Hamas.
Paula Gaviria Betancur, the UN special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, issues a statement claiming the IDF is attempting to deport Palestinians from Gaza “en masse.”
“As evacuation orders and military operations continue to expand and civilians are subjected to relentless attacks on a daily basis, the only logical conclusion is that Israel’s military operation in Gaza aims to deport the majority of the civilian population en masse,” Gaviria Betancur writes.
Israel has denied reports that it sought to push Gazans into Egypt for the duration of the war, and has vowed it is not seeking any permanent population displacement.
