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SvennoJ on 10 August 2024
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Israel committing genocide ‘one school at a time’: UN special rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has issued a statement condemning the world’s “indifference” to mass bloodshed in Gaza following this morning’s attack on the al-Tabin school.

“Israel is genociding the Palestinians one neighborhood at the time, one hospital at the time, one school at the time, one refugee camp at the time, one ‘safe zone’ at the time”, Albanese wrote in a post on X.

“May the Palestinians forgive us for our collective inability to protect them, honouring the most basic meaning of international law.”


More on Gaza school attack: At least 15 bodies damaged so badly they cannot be identified

People are still being removed from the bombed [school] site. Eighty bodies have so far been identified. Twenty bodies have not been able to be identified at all. On top of those, there are 15 bodies that have arrived [at the hospital] in pieces, completely shredded. They arrived either in plastic bags or wrapped in blankets. There is no way to identify these bodies whatsoever.

Families are looking for any possible way to identify their loved ones, such as a mark on the body or [unique features]. These are the lengths they are going to to identify them and offer them a proper burial.


School bombing ‘a flagrant violation of international law’: Jordan

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry says that Israel’s attack on a school compound in Gaza City goes against “all humanitarian values”.

In the statement, it added that in “the absence of a decisive international stance to restrain Israeli aggression and compel it to respect international law and stop its aggression against Gaza, and the results of this are unprecedented killings, deaths and human catastrophe”.

The ministry said the attack, which took place days after mediators called on Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations on August 15, is “an indication of the Israeli government’s attempt to block these efforts and postpone them”.

 
Iran condemns Israeli strike on Gaza school

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned Israel’s attack on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City, describing the strike in a statement as an example of genocide and crimes against humanity.

He added that Israel had proved once again that it is not committed to any international laws or moral principles.

Kanaani said the only way to confront Israel is for Muslim countries to practically and firmly support the Palestinian nation.

He called for immediate action from the international community and told the UN Security Council to stop Israel’s “crimes” in Gaza, calling the situation there a threat to international peace and security.