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‘Shame of the century’: UN expert calls out inability of UN members to stop Gaza genocide

Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, has described the inability of the UN’s 192 member states to prevent Israel’s genocide in Gaza as “an utter disgrace”.

The UN expert made her comment in a repost on social media of a video interview in which she said “what’s happening in Gaza is the shame of the century”.

“Gaza has been erased. There is almost nothing left other than the despair of the people who continue to perish there,” Albanese said.

“Look at the acts of torture. Look at who is being killed: Doctors, nurses, students, mothers, children – 17,000 children. To look at what the soldiers have done and said, and then have the courage to say that this is not genocide.

“This genocide would have not been possible without the shocking, shocking cover-up by the media.”

‘Scorched earth’: MSF details horrors of Israel’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza

We reported earlier on the new report from Doctors Without Borders (known by its French initials MSF) that accuses Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Here’s more from the report, titled “Gaza death trap”.

  • “Israeli forces have on numerous occasions prevented essential items such as food, water, and medical supplies from entering the Strip, as well as blocked, denied, and delayed humanitarian assistance.”
  • “The situation in northern Gaza is especially dire following Israel’s recent scorched earth military offensive that has depopulated large areas and reportedly killed almost 2,000 people.”
  •  “In October 2024, the amount of supplies reaching the whole Gaza Strip hit its lowest point since the war escalated in October 2023: A daily average of 37 humanitarian trucks entered in October 2024, well below the 500 humanitarian trucks entering before 7 October 2023.”
  • “Fewer than half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are even partially functional, and the healthcare system lies in ruins”.
  • “MSF calls on states, particularly Israel’s closest allies, to end their unconditional support for Israel and fulfil their obligation to prevent genocide in Gaza.”