UN-mandated human rights experts say 'the situation in Gaza has reached a catastrophic tipping point' and 'Israel's allies also bear responsibility and must act now.'
UN-mandated human rights experts say "the situation in Gaza has reached a catastrophic tipping point" and "Israel's allies also bear responsibility and must act now."Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 9,000 people have been killed by Israel, mostly women and children. / Photo: AFP
"We remain convinced that the Palestinian people are at grave risk of genocide," the experts said in a joint statement on Thursday. UN special rapporteurs are unpaid, independent figures mandated by the Human Rights Council. They do not speak for the United Nations but report their findings to it as part of the council's fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms.
The statement was signed by Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.
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