‘We are witnessing a living nightmare in Gaza’: UN

The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory has made this statement as the world marks 75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory has made this statement as the world marks 75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 1 of this pledge states “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”.

“To give life to the Universal Declaration in Palestine, we need an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and, ultimately, an end to the occupation, guarantee the rights of the Palestinians to self-determination, and provide justice and equality for the peoples of both Palestine and Israel,” the office said.

The UN office also said Palestinians in Gaza face death, siege, destruction and deprivation of the most essential human needs. More than 70 percent of those killed in Israeli attacks have been women and children. “Those who do not die under the bombs are at risk of dying from hunger, thirst and disease,” it said.

“Meanwhile, Palestinians in the West Bank are being subjected to a disturbing increase in arrests, ill-treatment, extreme movement restrictions, state and settler violence and displacement in what was already, prior to 7 October, the deadliest year on record.”