OHCHR / GAZA RAFAH ISRAEL OPERATION

Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office commented on Israeli operation into Rafah and said, “A potential full-fledged military incursion into Rafah – where some 1.5 million Palestinians are packed against the Egyptian border with nowhere further to flee – is terrifying.” OHCHR

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:52
• Production Date: 12 February 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: RAVINA SHAMDASANI
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: GAZA; ISRAEL; PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 3172744
• Parent Id: 3172744
• Alternate Title: unifeed240212d

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STORY: OHCHR / GAZA RAFAH ISRAEL OPERATION
TRT: 00:52
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OHCHR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 12 FEBRUARY 2024 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exterior, Palais Wilson
2.SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“A potential full-fledged military incursion into Rafah – where some 1.5 million Palestinians are packed against the Egyptian border with nowhere further to flee – is terrifying. An extremely high number of civilians, mostly children and women, will likely be killed or injured. We have warned against actions that violate the laws of war. The prospect of such an operation into Rafah, risks further atrocity crimes. The world must not allow this to happen. Those with influence must restrain rather than enable. There must be an immediate ceasefire. All remaining hostages must be released. And there must be renewed collective resolve to reach a political solution.”
3. Close up, exterior, OHCHR sign, Palais Wilson

Storyline

Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) commented today (12 Feb) on Israeli operation into Rafah and said, “A potential full-fledged military incursion into Rafah – where some 1.5 million Palestinians are packed against the Egyptian border with nowhere further to flee – is terrifying.”

According to Shamdasani. an extremely high number of civilians, mostly children and women, would likely be killed or injured.

She also said, “We have warned against actions that violate the laws of war. The prospect of such an operation into Rafah, as circumstances stand, risks further atrocity crimes.”

She concluded, “The world must not allow this to happen. Those with influence must restrain rather than enable. There must be an immediate ceasefire. All remaining hostages must be released. And there must be renewed collective resolve to reach a political solution.”