{"id":2492,"date":"2023-10-14T17:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T21:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/un-expert-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-conflict-warns-of-ethnic-cleansing\/14\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T17:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T21:24:42","slug":"un-expert-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-conflict-warns-of-ethnic-cleansing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/un-expert-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-conflict-warns-of-ethnic-cleansing\/14\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"UN expert calls for immediate ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict, warns of \u2018ethnic cleansing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A human rights expert for the United Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2023\/10\/un-expert-warns-new-instance-mass-ethnic-cleansing-palestinians-calls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:called;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">called<\/a> for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israeli forces Saturday, warning of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel has reached fever pitch,\u201d <button class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill\" data-ylk=\"cid:Francesca_Albanese;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" data-entity-id=\"Francesca_Albanese\">Francesca Albanese<\/button>, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 said, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United Nations and its Member States must intensify efforts to mediate an immediate ceasefire between the parties, before we reach a point of no return,\u201d Albanese said. \u201cThe international community has the responsibility to prevent and protect populations from atrocity crimes. Accountability for international crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces and Hamas must also be immediately pursued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The release stated that more than 1,900 Palestinians have been killed since last Saturday, \u201cincluding at least 600 children.\u201d It also said over 423,000 people \u201chave been displaced as a result of the Israeli strikes.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Top Stories from The Hill<\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The release comes a day after Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/4253955-israel-orders-1m-in-gaza-to-evacuate-ahead-of-possible-ground-operation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ordered;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">ordered<\/a> some 1 million Palestinians in the north of Gaza to evacuate to the southern part of the territory. The U.N. warned that the movement of so many people with a 24-hour deadline would be disastrous. The territory is also facing blackouts and Israel has said it will not allow supplies into the territory unless hostages taken by Hamas into Gaza are freed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a grave danger that what we are witnessing may be a repeat of the 1948 Nakba, and the 1967 Naksa, yet on a larger scale. The international community must do everything to stop this from happening again,\u201d Albanese said.<\/p>\n<p>The Nakba, according to the release, is \u201cthe term for the events of 1947-1949 when over 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and lands during the hostilities that led to the establishment of the State of Israel.\u201d The Naksa, a similar event in 1967, \u201cled to Israel\u2019s occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip\u201d and \u201cdisplaced 350,000 Palestinians,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/un-expert-calls-immediate-ceasefire-190812737.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A human rights expert for the United Nations called for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israeli forces Saturday, warning of mass ethnic<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/un-expert-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-israel-hamas-conflict-warns-of-ethnic-cleansing\/14\/10\/2023\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}