GENEVA ¨C A United Nations inquiry said Thursday it found Israel carried out a concerted policy of destroying Gaza¡¯s health care system in the Gaza war, actions amounting to both war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination.
A statement by ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay released ahead of a full report accused Israel of ¡°relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities¡± in the war, triggered by Hamas militants¡¯ deadly cross-border attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
¡°Children, in particular, have borne the brunt of these attacks, suffering both directly and indirectly from the collapse of the health system,¡± said Pillay, whose report will be presented to the U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 30.
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