The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for an immediate investigation into the crimes of the occupation against the Palestinians

New York (ST): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called for an immediate and independent investigation into the killings committed by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

The United Nations News Center stated that Bachelet expressed, in a statement, her concern over the killing of a number of Palestinian children by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza and the West Bank, noting that “the widespread use of live ammunition by the Israeli forces has led to an alarming increase in the number of Palestinian deaths during the current year.”

Bachelet noted that “Israeli forces used lethal force in a manner that violates international human rights law,” denouncing the “lack of accountability” for repeating Israeli violations of international human rights law.

Bachelet stressed that “international humanitarian law prohibits an attack that is expected to kill or injure civilians or damage civilian sites,” calling on the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their attacks immediately.

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