UN human rights chief voices horror at Israel’s new Gaza strikes
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#6W0FC)
Volker Turk calls for immediate end to violence and unconditional release of hostages
The UN's human rights chief has voiced horror at Israel's resumption of airstrikes on Gaza that have killed at least 404 people, saying further misery was being inflicted on people already suffering catastrophic conditions".
In a statement on Tuesday Volker Turk said he was horrified by Monday night's airstrikes and shelling in Gaza. The decision to resume shelling in effect ended the fragile ceasefire that has paused the violence in the devastated Gaza Strip since mid-January. Palestinian authorities reported 404 deaths by about noon local time, nine and a half hours after the strikes began.
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