The Red Cross boss says Gaza is “hell on the ground” while the Israeli attack continues

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICC) told the BBC that Gaza became “hell on the ground”, as Israel’s military attack continues there.

Mirjana Spoljaric’s comments come the same day when the UN Human Rights Service warned that Israel’s tactics threatened the viability of the Palestinians who continue to live in gas at all.

The ICC is the guardian of the Geneva Conventions – internationally agreed rules of conduct in war – and usually only speaks confidential about warring parties when he believes that violations are being committed.

But the spoljaric has already said publicly that what is happening in Gaza is the “extraordinary carving” of international law.

The Israeli bombing has died 1542 since renewing the war on March 18, says Hamas Health Ministry in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) also issued an evacuation orders that forced nearly 400,000 people to move. Israel also imposed a complete blockade for the entry of food, medical supplies and all other goods from March 2.

Israel insists that it always pursues international law in Gaza, and also claims that the specific nature of this conflict, with Hamas fighters hidden in the civil population, sometimes average damage from collateral can occur.

Israeli ministers insist that there is enough food in Gaza and say the bombing and territory Aims to pressure Hamas to release the hostages he still holds, whom he abducted during the attack on October 7, 2023.

According to the fourth Convention of Geneva, the occupying power, since Israel is in gas, must ensure that civilians have food and medicines and protect hospitals and healthcare professionals. The Convention also prohibits the violent transfer of the entire population from occupied territories.

“No country, no country in conflict … cannot be released from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic cleansing,” said G -Gia Spoljaric.

“These rules apply. They are universal.”

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Of the 36 recent air strikes, checked by the UN Human Rights Service, all killed were women and children.

Israel has greatly denied the allegations of performing genocide or genocidal acts in gas.

The Israeli military said it was looking for an attack that killed members of a family in the city of Han Eunice and said he had hit 40 “terrorist goals” last day last day.

ICRC’s comments are the most in the Care of the UN and other agencies.

On Friday, a spokesman for the human rights service Rabbi Ravin Shamasani said that the “cumulative impact” of IDF’s behavior means “the service is seriously concerned that Israel seems to be influencing the Palestinians in Gaza’s life conditions, increasingly complaining about their continued existence as a group in Gaza.”

Israel continued to bombed tents in the area of ​​Al Mavasi, which he had told people to go for their own safety, she added.

On Tuesday, the UN Secretary -General warned that Israel’s blockade in Gaza violates the Geneva conventions And the territory became a “Murder Field”. On Monday, the leaders of six UN assistance agencies appealed to the world to act to save Gaza people and to comply with the fundamental international law.

Thehe Geneva Conventions are based on the following principles:

• Medical staff and hospitals in Warzones must be protected and let them work freely
• Wounded in battle and no longer fight, are entitled to medical treatment
• Military prisoners should be treated humanely
• The warring parties are obliged to protect civilians (this includes a ban on directing civil infrastructure such as electricity and water supply).

Twenty years ago, in what he called his war against terror, the United States suggested that the Geneva Conventions could be outdated in the modern war, but the MCC insisted that they apply in all circumstances.

“This is not transactional,” said G -Ja Spoljaric. “You have to follow these rules no matter what the other side is doing.”

She appealed to renew the cessation of fire, pointing out that during previous pauses in the battles, the ICC successfully managed to bring Israel hostages from Gaza and reunite them with his families.

But she also warned of increasing “dehumanization” during a war in which the international community returned, although clear war crimes were committed.

The Geneva conventions that protect the civilians were created after World War II, she said, to make sure that such dehumanization never happened again. Dilution or abandonment sends a dangerous signal that “everything is allowed.”

The MCC believes that adhering to war rules can help ultimately build a more sustainable peace. Once the fighting stops, thinking continues, both soldiers and civilians will remember whether those from the other country obey international law or whether they have committed cruelty.

But Gaza, D -Ja Saldzharik believes that “it will pursue us. It will pursue us for a long time because you cannot cancel the suffering … It will continue for generations.”

The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross -border attack on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and 251 others were taken hostage.

More than 50,912 people have been killed in Gaza ever since, according to the health ministry in Hamas.