The UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, supported the US-proposed ceasefire agreement in Gaza, reports Reuters and News.bg. He described the situation in the Palestinian Territory as "beyond catastrophic".
Turk said that the norms and standards of waging war had been brutally violated in Gaza and any initiative that could lead to an end to hostilities was welcome.
"We can only hope that this will be achieved because of the humanitarian situation... we don't even know how to describe it anymore. It is more than uncertain. It is more than catastrophic," he stressed at a press conference at the end of his visit to Malaysia.
Yesterday, the United States said it wants the nine-member UN Security Council to pass a resolution supporting a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden to end fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. in the Gaza Strip.
The resolution needs at least nine votes "for" and no veto by the US, France, UK, China or Russia to be passed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that the first stage of a US-promoted plan to end the war in Gaza, which includes a limited release of hostages from "Hamas", could be undertaken without the necessary agreement on what comes next.< /p>
Joe Biden presented a three-stage plan to end the war, which includes a ceasefire and the return of some hostages, followed by negotiations for a long-term cessation of hostilities and the release of the remaining hostages.
The war in Gaza has killed over 36,000 Palestinians. Israel claims that in the attack by "Hamas" since October 7, the worst in its 75-year history, 1,200 people have been killed and over 250 taken hostage.