GENEVA: A UN committee on Thursday (Sep 19) accused Israel of severe breaches of a global treaty protecting children's rights, saying its military actions in Gaza had a cat
FILE PHOTO: Children mourn Palestinian Ismail Nofal, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a tent camp for displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2024.
"I don't think we have seen before, a violation that is so massive, as we've seen in Gaza. These are extremely grave violations that we do not often see," he said. The Committee praised Israel for attending but said it"deeply regrets the State party's repeated denial of its legal obligations". The UN body has no means of enforcing its recommendations although countries generally aim to comply.
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