A ceasefire should be imposed on Israel: UN rapporteur
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories, says Palestinians in Gaza have been “trapped in a hell without comparison” since October 8.
“There is no way they can be safe in Gaza. It is shocking to me that there is even a resolution of the UN Security Council ordering a ceasefire and it is still not in place,” she told Al Jazeera from Catania, Italy.
“There is no other way to stop this carnage in Gaza other than enforcing a ceasefire [on Israel],” she added.
Albanese said she agrees the worldwide reaction to Israel’s attack on Gaza has grown quieter in recent weeks after anti-war protests were repressed, including in the West. People are horrified with what is happening in Gaza and distressed because politicians fail to respond to their demands for action against Israel, Albanese indicated. “The politics do not align with the street,” she said.
“I can see that level of violence and tension is escalating in the past months,” said Albanese, who added that she doesn’t see any “tangible signal” this is going to stop the war despite ongoing truce talks.
‘Stop this abomination’: UN rapporteur
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur to the occupied Palestinian Territories, has warned of a new era she described as one of “humanitarian” genocide.
In a post on X, she said: “If Israel’s logic of assimilating and fighting against an entire civilian population [Palestinians in Gaza] to the perceived enemy [Hamas] is condoned and normalised, it will be the beginning of a new era: the era of ‘humanitarian’ genocides.
“Let’s stop this abomination!”
