{"id":112036,"date":"2024-08-09T20:30:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=112036"},"modified":"2024-08-10T18:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T13:22:44","slug":"un-rights-chief-shocked-by-israeli-ministers-comment-justifying-starving-gazans-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/un-rights-chief-shocked-by-israeli-ministers-comment-justifying-starving-gazans-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"UN rights chief \u2018shocked\u2019 by Israeli minister\u2019s comment justifying starving Gazans to death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS, Aug 09 : The UN human rights chief strongly condemned recent statements by Israel\u2019s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich suggesting letting Palestinian in war-ravaged Gaza starve to death, his spokesperson said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe high commissioner (Volker Turk) is shocked and appalled by the words of (Israeli) minister, according to whom, letting two million Palestinians in Gaza starve to death could be justified and moral in order to free hostages,\u201d Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told a UN briefing in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe condemns these words in the strongest terms, which also incite hatred against innocent civilians,\u201d Laurence said, noting that the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe collective punishment of the Palestinian population is also a war crime,\u201d he said and warned: \u201cThis direct and public statement risks inciting other atrocity crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis direct and public statement risks inciting other atrocity crimes,\u201d he said. \u201cSuch statements, especially by public officials, must cease immediately. They must be investigated and if found to amount to a crime, must be prosecuted and punished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laurence also reiterated UN human rights office, OHCHR\u2019s long-standing appeal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and increased humanitarian aid flows into the enclave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an immediate call to the Israeli authorities that it is their responsibility to monitor this behaviour,\u201d he said. \u201cBeyond that, let\u2019s take it one step at a time. That is the first stage. 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