UN rights chief hails chance to stop Gaza carnage 'once and for all'
UN rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday said US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan was a "vital opportunity" to stop bloodshed in the Palestinian territory "once and for all".
Trump has called on 'Israel' to stop the fighting in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian resistance group Hamas said it was ready to release all captives and start talks surrounding the plan to end the nearly two-year war.
Turk hopes the momentum from the US president's peace plan will "pave the way for a permanent cessation of hostilities, followed by recovery and reconstruction," his office said on X as it urged a resolution "in line with international human rights and humanitarian laws, and the much needed two-state solution".
He called the plan a "vital opportunity for all parties and influential states to pursue in good faith and stop -- once and for all -- the carnage and the suffering in Gaza, to flood the strip with humanitarian aid, and to ensure the release of the hostages and numerous detained Palestinians."
The proposal details a gradual 'Israeli' withdrawal from Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas.
The World Health Organization also welcomed the plan, particularly the prospect of reconstructing hospitals.
"The best medicine is peace," the UN health agency's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X on Saturday.
Yesterday, Hamas confirmed its readiness to transfer the administration of Gaza to an independent Palestinian body “in national coordination and based on Arab-Islamic support.” According to the Trump plan, the transitional administration of Gaza would be overseen by a “Palestinian committee” under the supervision of an international entity known as the “Board of Peace,” chaired by Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
As for 'Israel', the Occupation Forces said Saturday its troops were still operating in Gaza City and warned residents not to return, despite calls from the families of 'Israeli' captives and Trump for an immediate halt to the fighting.
