UN shocked at the casualties of Israeli massacre in the Nuseirat camp

United Nations is shocked at the casualties of Israeli massacre in the Nuseirat camp

“We are profoundly shocked at the impact on civilians of the Israeli forces’ operation in the Nuseirat camp at the weekend to secure the release of four hostages,” Laurence told reporters in Geneva.

“Hundreds of Palestinians, many of them civilians, were reportedly killed and injured,” Laurence added.

“The manner in which the raid was conducted, in such a densely populated area, seriously calls into question whether the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution — as set out under the laws of war — were respected by the Israeli forces.”

At least 274 Palestinians were killed in the operation. The death toll includes 64 children and 57 women.

Medics described scenes of horror and chaos as wounded people poured into nearby hospitals that were already struggling to treat the wounded from days of heavy Israeli strikes in the area.

“We had the gamut of war wounds, trauma wounds, from amputations to eviscerations to trauma, to TBIs (traumatic brain injuries), fractures, and obviously, big burns,” said Karin Huster of Doctors Without Borders, an international charity working in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, one of the facilities that received dead and wounded.

“Kids completely grey or white from the shock, burnt, screaming for their parents. Many of them are not screaming because they are in shock’ he added.

Source: Agencies

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