UN experts call for investigation into war crimes committed by Israel during Gaza war

United Nations human rights experts on Monday called for an independent investigation into “allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity” made by all parties since the war began in Israel. Gaza“And Islamic Resistance Attacks”agitationOctober 7 last year.

Maurice Tidball Baines, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, and Alice Gill Edwards, the special rapporteur on torture, issued a joint statement stressing the need for “speedy, transparent and independent investigations” and accountability system.

“Independent investigators must be provided with the necessary resources, support and access to conduct prompt, comprehensive and impartial investigations into alleged crimes committed by all parties to the conflict,” the statement said.

“It is a fundamental legal obligation to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity, including any summary or extrajudicial execution, torture or other attack on human dignity,” the experts said.

The statements came on the fourth day of a temporary humanitarian truce that has seen dozens of prisoners exchanged between Israel and Hamas, in addition to the delivery of relief supplies, including fuel, to the Gaza Strip.

Independent experts are appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council and do not speak on behalf of the United Nations.

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The statement urged the international community to ensure that all those responsible for the “most serious violations” – especially those with leadership responsibilities – are promptly brought to justice.

He emphasized that war crimes and crimes against humanity have “no statute of limitations” and fall under the so-called “universal jurisdiction.”

This means that courts in any country in the world can try those responsible regardless of their nationality and the country in which the crime was committed.

“We encourage states to play an active role in identifying key criminal suspects and help facilitate prosecutions through the principle of mutual legal assistance,” the experts said.

Many human rights organizations are among them amnesty international Reporters Without Borders, UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and others have spoken about conclusive evidence that Israel committed war crimes during the war, which violated international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.

The Gaza government media office announced the death toll from the Israeli attack… Gaza StripYesterday (Monday), dozens of bodies were discovered from the rubble and under the roads, with more than 6,150 children and more than 4,000 women among the martyrs, with the death toll exceeding 15,000 since October 7 last year.