By Yasin Gungor
ISTANBUL (AA) - Israel's attacks in Palestine have normalized atrocities worldwide, according to a UN expert on Thursday
"What happens in Palestine does not stay in Palestine," UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Reem Alsalem said during a UN Committee briefing on Palestinian rights.
"The killing of Palestinian women and girls in the thousands, and the infliction of horrors on them is really the most defining moment that declares that the world no longer cares," said Alsalem.
She said the situation has been so normalized "that no one now bats an eyelid about what is happening to women and girls in conflict and crisis elsewhere."
Alsalem acknowledged the scale of atrocities defies existing frameworks. "The current legal terminology, the concepts and the legal frameworks that we have are inadequate in front of the monstrosity and the scale and the horrors of what Palestinians have been going through," she said.
- UN system failure
UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese said what is happening in Gaza reflects the UN's incapacity.
"The Palestinian sacrifice mirrors the incapacity of the international community to come together and deliver the promise of the UN Charter," said Albanese. "This institution is not in a good shape ... The United Nations is not able to preserve peace and stability."
Albanese criticized member states for failing to prevent genocide, noting Israel cannot claim self-defense "in the land that occupies."
She also called for holding states and officials personally liable for transferring weapons to Israel. "How come that after two years of genocide, member states continue to have businesses with Israel?" she asked
Palestinian UN Observer Riyad Mansour emphasized international responsibility following the "fragile" ceasefire. "It is our collective duty" to ensure humanitarian assistance and help Palestinian reconstruction, he said.
Israeli forces have killed 211 people since a ceasefire began earlier this month, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
In the past 24 hours. Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 104 people, including 46 children and 20 women. The attacks have also injured 253, among them 78 children, according to Doctors Without Borders, citing the medical charity’s teams and the ministry.
Israel killed more than 68,000 victims in Gaza in more than two years of attacks that started on Oct. 7, 2023. A ceasefire, based on US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan, was reached Oct. 10. Israel, however, has violated the truce multiple times, the latest this week.