{"id":2077763,"date":"2023-10-24T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-chief-rebukes-israel-the-attacks-by-hamas-did-not-happen-in-a-vacuum\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:25:20","slug":"un-chief-rebukes-israel-the-attacks-by-hamas-did-not-happen-in-a-vacuum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-chief-rebukes-israel-the-attacks-by-hamas-did-not-happen-in-a-vacuum\/","title":{"rendered":"UN chief criticizes Israel, says Hamas attacks not isolated."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fun-chief-rebukes-israel-the-attacks-by-hamas-did-not-happen-in-a-vacuum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2077763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Israel\u2019s\u200b Bombardment\u2064 of Gaza Violates International Law, Says UN Official<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200dtop United Nations official has \u200bcondemned Israel&#8217;s bombardment\u200c of Gaza \u200das &#8220;clear\u2064 violations \u2063of international law&#8221; \u200band\u200c called for an &#8220;immediate ceasefire&#8221; due to the increasing\u2063 number of civilian casualties \u2063in the conflict with\u2062 Hamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Even war has rules,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>U.N. Secretary-General Antonio \u2064Guterres stated\u2063 on \u2062Tuesday. <strong>&#8220;Let me be clear: No party to an\u2064 armed\u2062 conflict is above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-nearly-200-people-held-hostage-by-terrorist-groups-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Nearly 200 hostages held by Gaza terrorists in Israel war.\">international\u200c humanitarian law<\/a>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This statement\u2064 represents a significant rebuke of Israel at a high-profile\u2064 U.N. Security Council meeting, which comes as U.S. forces in the Middle East and officials \u200bworldwide prepare for a potential escalation of the war.\u2064 While the crisis was sparked by \u200dan unprecedented Hamas attack, documented by terrorists filming their massacres of Israeli civilians, Guterres\u2062 argued that Israel&#8217;s policy towards the Palestinians\u200b is at the root of the crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;It is important \u2062to also recognize that \u200bthe attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum. The Palestinian \u200cpeople have \u2062been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>he stated. <strong>&#8220;But the grievances of the Palestinian people\u2064 cannot justify the appalling\u200b attacks by Hamas. And those appalling attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden, who recently visited Israel, has publicly shown more\u200b support while urging Israeli\u200c Prime Minister Benjamin\u200b Netanyahu\u2062 to minimize civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;You can&#8217;t witness what has happened here to your loved ones \u200band not demand justice. Justice must be served,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Biden expressed during his \u200dtrip\u200d to Tel Aviv. <strong>&#8220;But while you feel anger, don&#8217;t let it consume you. \u200dAfter 9\/11, we were enraged in\u2062 the United States. And while we sought justice and achieved it, we also made mistakes.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Israeli \u2063officials\u2063 have been clear that Hamas cannot use human shields\u2064 to deflect \u200cthe Israel Defense Forces, whose mission is to dismantle the group following their massacre of \u2062over 1,400 civilians\u200b on October \u20627th.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Israel is currently engaged in a \u2062war \u2064initiated\u200b by the Hamas \u200dterror group. We already regret it,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>stated IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen.\u200c Herzi Halevi. <strong>&#8220;And with\u2064 each passing minute, we strike the enemy even harder: killing terrorists, destroying infrastructure, and gathering intelligence for the next stage&#8230; This is our state,\u2063 our home, and we will defend it by \u200dany means \u2064necessary.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, these bombardments have come \u200cat a high cost for Palestinian civilians in Gaza. A top IDF \u200cair force general admitted that while there\u200d is always a military target, the strikes are not precise. Guterres revealed that at least 35 U.N. employees in \u200dGaza have been killed in the attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;I condemn these \u200cand many other similar killings,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Guterres stated. <strong>&#8220;Protecting\u200c civilians is \u200dof \u2064utmost \u2063importance in any armed \u200dconflict. \u2062Protecting civilians should never\u2064 involve using them as human shields.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Israeli officials issued an evacuation order \u2063for the northern half of the Gaza Strip, but \u2063Hamas instructed \u200bPalestinian civilians to ignore it. Israeli forces continue to conduct airstrikes in the \u200carea, including one that \u2064hit a\u200c residential building near the U.N. headquarters in Rafah, resulting in casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres criticized Israel&#8217;s evacuation policy \u200das inadequate and \u200dfailing to protect civilians.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Protecting civilians does not mean ordering over 1 million people to\u2062 evacuate to the south, where there is no\u2062 shelter, food,\u200c water, medicine, or fuel, and then continuing \u200bto bomb the south itself,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>he emphasized. <strong>&#8220;I am deeply concerned about the \u200bclear violations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-use-and-abuse-interviews-to-push-their-narrative\/\" title=\"How The Media Use And Abuse Interviews To Push Their Narrative\">international humanitarian law<\/a> that we are witnessing in Gaza.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2063vulnerability\u2062 of Palestinian civilians is worsened\u2062 by Egypt and Jordan&#8217;s refusal to accept refugees. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi justified this policy\u200c by claiming that Hamas would\u2063 use refugee camps in Egypt\u2064 as bases for terrorist operations against\u2064 Israel, jeopardizing the peace \u2064agreement signed between\u2063 Egypt and Israel\u200c in 1979. While Israeli officials\u2063 have allowed limited aid into the Gaza Strip, they\u2063 argue that the wider crisis is Hamas&#8217;s responsibility.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Hamas has stockpiled \u200cover 1 million liters \u2063of fuel in Gaza but is\u2064 not providing it to hospitals in need,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>stated IDF spokesman Jonathan \u2063Conricus. <strong>&#8220;Hamas \u2063is accountable for the suffering \u200cin Gaza, \u200bnot Israel.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Guterres, who \u2062visited the Rafah crossing, called for \u2062an\u200d immediate humanitarian ceasefire\u200b to\u200d allow \u2064aid into Gaza on a scale that matches the \u200denormous needs of the civilian population.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;That\u2064 aid must be delivered without restrictions,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>he \u2064added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How can human \u2063rights organizations ensure the safety and protection of innocent civilians caught in the crossfire in Gaza?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ecting\u200b them and\u2064 ensuring their safety should be the priority for \u200call parties involved.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The International \u2064Criminal Court (ICC) has also expressed \u200bconcern over the situation in Gaza and \u200dhas announced its intention to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-chief-rebukes-israel-the-attacks-by-hamas-did-not-happen-in-a-vacuum\/\" title=\"UN chief criticizes Israel, says Hamas attacks not isolated.\">investigate alleged war crimes committed<\/a> by both Israel and Hamas. This investigation could potentially result in accountability for those responsible for violations of international law during the \u200cconflict.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights organizations have called for \u2063a halt to\u2063 the bombardment and for an immediate ceasefire to protect the lives of innocent civilians caught\u200c in the crossfire. The indiscriminate targeting of civilian areas, including residential \u2063buildings and infrastructure, is a \u200dclear violation of international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the disproportionate \u200buse of force by Israel has raised concerns about\u200c the principle of proportionality, which requires that the use of force must be proportionate to the\u200c threat faced. The high number of civilian casualties and the destruction of essential infrastructure,\u2064 such as hospitals and schools, indicate that the Israeli bombardment is not in line with this principle.<\/p>\n<p>The international community, particularly the United \u2062Nations, has a crucial role to\u200c play in bringing an end to the violence and ensuring the protection of civilians \u200cin Gaza. Diplomatic efforts must be \u200cintensified to facilitate a \u2062dialogue between Israel and Hamas \u200band to encourage a peaceful resolution to the\u200b conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the bombardment of Gaza by Israel is a clear\u200c violation of international law, as stated by the United Nations. The increasing number of civilian casualties and the destruction of essential infrastructure demonstrate the need for an \u2064immediate ceasefire. Both Israel and Hamas must be held accountable for\u200b their actions,\u200b and the\u2063 international community must work towards a\u2062 peaceful resolution to the conflict. Only through dialogue and respect for international humanitarian law can we hope to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-graham-warns-iran-if-country-helps-escalate-conflict-us-will-be-coming-for-you\/\" title=\"Graham warns Iran: If you escalate Israel conflict, US will retaliate.\">achieve \u200blasting peace<\/a> in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the law. Israel&#8217;s attacks on Gaza are flagrant breaches of international law, stated the UN&#8217;s top official. As civilian casualties rise in the fight against Hamas, an &#8220;immediate ceasefire&#8221; is urgently needed. &#8220;Even in war, rules must be followed,&#8221; emphasized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday. &#8220;No armed party is exempt from the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2077764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2077763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2077763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2077764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2077763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2077763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}