Hamas Urges UN to Move Beyond Condemnation of Israeli Crimes
In a statement issued Saturday evening, Hamas described the continued massacres as 'a further escalation in the genocide being perpetrated by the war criminal Netanyahu's government.'
The Movement called on Arab and Islamic countries, as well as the United Nations and its agencies, 'to move beyond mere condemnation and take effective action to stop the systematic war crimes committed by the terrorist occupation against innocent civilians for the past 21 months—crimes that include massacres, starvation, and the destruction of all means of life.'
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has waged a campaign of genocide in Gaza involving killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international appeals and defying International Court of Justice orders to cease hostilities.
The war has resulted in approximately 193,000 Palestinians killed or wounded, more than 10,000 missing, and hundreds of thousands displaced—alongside a famine that has claimed many lives, including those of dozens of children.
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