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Saturday, October 4, 2025
UN rights chief says Trump’s Gaza plan can stop war ‘once and for all’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGENEVA, Switzerland — UN rights chief Volker Turk says US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan was a “vital opportunity” to stop bloodshed and misery in the Palestinian territory “once and for all.”
“This is a vital opportunity for all parties and influential states to pursue in good faith and stop — once and for all — the carnage and the suffering in Gaza, to flood the strip with humanitarian aid, and to ensure the release of the hostages and numerous detained Palestinians,” his office says on X.
.@volker_turk hopes the momentum towards an end to the war in Gaza will pave the way for a permanent cessation of hostilities, followed by recovery and reconstruction, in line with international human rights and humanitarian laws, and the much needed two-state solution.
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— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) October 4, 2025
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