UN official calls for an end to air strikes

The United Nations’ top human rights official, Volker Türk, has called for an immediate end to Israeli forces’ attacks in Gaza after they launched air strikes on the territory on 18 March. The attacks are the largest Israel has carried out in Gaza since a ceasefire (pause to fighting) between Israel and Hamas (a terrorist group that governs Gaza) began in January. Hamas reports that this latest attack killed more than 400 people. Since October 2023, Gaza has been at the centre of conflict between Israel and Hamas, when Hamas attacked Israel and Israel launched attacks in response. The ceasefire deal has three stages but the first stage ended on 1 March without agreement on what happens next. In the proposed second stage, Hamas would release the Israeli hostages they…

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