Government of Israel “actively” interferes work of the mission created by the UN for investigate crimes in this Palestinian enclavewhere he does not allow investigators, and also prevents them from directly collecting testimony from victims and witnesses to the Hamas attack on October 7.

The mission presented on Tuesday to UN diplomatic missions in Geneva the results of its investigations in recent weeks, during which it visited Egypt and Turkey and interviewed wounded and seriously ill Palestinians from Gaza who managed to evacuate to these countries for medical reasons.

In statements to EFE After the presentation, the mission’s president, South African judge Navi Pillay, explained that in addition to Israel’s refusal to allow them access to the Gaza Strip, Egypt has still not allowed them entry through the Rafah border crossing.which is controlled by the latter country.

“Israel’s lawyers have told the International Court of Justice that this country does not control the border in Rafah, so I will contact the Egyptian authorities again with this information so that they will let us in, although I suspect that In practice, Israel controls who enters Gaza (through this crossing).“, he commented.

The purpose of the mission is talk to witnesses, talk to doctors, Look what’s happening in hospitals. Death of children and infants “This is a critical human rights issue,” he said.

Mission member Christopher Sidoti said in a presentation to countries that during his visit to Turkish and Egyptian hospitals he was able to meet Palestinian civilians seriously injured by Israeli attacksas well as with patients with diseases such as cancer or others that threaten their lives and whose treatment has been interrupted by the war.

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“They told us about a large number of civilian casualties. included in supposedly safe areas or during evacuation“, he pointed.

Sidoti said the mission is often asked: “How many more dead and maimed children should there be in Gaza? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to consider ending the war “sufficient.”

Mission, Created in 2021, it was already fully operational when the Hamas attack on Israel occurred.therefore, he was able to begin collecting information about what was happening immediately, although he was subsequently injured obstacles come into contact with Israeli victims.

(EFE)