“Ending the Israeli aggression on Gaza is a priority,” says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk

GENEVA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Trk, said on Monday that ending the nearly year-long Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip is a priority. In a speech delivered at the opening of the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Trk called on states to take action regarding the blatant disregard by the Israeli occupation of international law in the occupied Palestinian territories. He added, 'States must not and cannot accept blatant disregard for international law, including binding Security Council resolutions and International Court of Justice orders, in this situation or any other.' In his speech, he referred to an opinion issued by the UN International Court of Justice in July in which it described Israel's occupation as illegal and said that this situation must be 'addressed comprehensively.' Israel rejected the court's opinion. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency - WAFA