Israeli plan to take complete control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights chief
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August 8, 2025
UN News Service
“A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, after the Israeli security cabinet approved a plan for a full-scale Israeli military takeover in the battered enclave.
The development runs contrary to international law, Mr. Türk continued, referring to a ruling of the International Court of Justice that Israel must end its occupation and achieve a two-State solution giving Palestinians the right to self-determination.
Any further escalation of the conflict between Hamas and Israel that has devastated Gaza and killed tens of thousands “will result in more massive forced displacement, more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction and atrocity crimes”, the UN rights chief said.
Thousands of Palestinians seeking aid arriving from the Israeli Zikim crossing in northern Gaza. Today, nearly all of the enclave is a no-go zone for Palestinians.
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