OHCHR / GAZA ISRAEL MILITARY TAKEOVER

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said the Israeli Government’s plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza strip “must be immediately halted,” a human rights spokesperson said. OHCHR

• Video Length: 00:01:20
• Production Date: 8 August 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: GAZA; ISRAEL
• MAMS Id: 3435027
• Parent Id: 3435027
• Alternate Title: unifeed250808b

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STORY: OHCHR / GAZA ISRAEL MILITARY TAKEOVER
TRT: 1:20
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 08 AUGUST 2025, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE

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FILE – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Various shots, exterior, Palais Willson

08 AUGUST 2025, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Liz Throssell, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk says the Israeli Government’s plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza strip must be immediately halted. This runs contrary to the ruling of the International Court of Justice that Israel must bring its occupation to an end as soon as possible, to the realisation of the agreed two-State solution and to the right of Palestinians to self-determination. On all evidence to date, this further escalation will result in more massive forced displacement, more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction and atrocity crimes. The war in Gaza must end now. And Israelis and Palestinians must be allowed to live side by side in peace. Instead of intensifying this war, the Israeli Government should put all its efforts into saving the lives of Gaza’s civilians by allowing the full, unfettered flow of humanitarian aid. The hostages must be immediately and unconditionally released by Palestinian armed groups. Palestinians arbitrarily detained by Israel must also be immediately and unconditionally released.”

FILE – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

3. Various shots, exterior, Palais Willson

Storyline

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday (08 Aug) said the Israeli Government’s plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza strip “must be immediately halted,” a human rights spokesperson said.

In a recorded statement, Liz Throssell, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said, “This runs contrary to the ruling of the International Court of Justice that Israel must bring its occupation to an end as soon as possible, to the realisation of the agreed two-State solution and to the right of Palestinians to self-determination,” said UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell, adding: “On all evidence to date, this further escalation will result in more massive forced displacement, more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction and atrocity crimes.”

“The war in Gaza must end now. And Israelis and Palestinians must be allowed to live side by side in peace,” Throssel said.

She continued, “Instead of intensifying this war, the Israeli Government should put all its efforts into saving the lives of Gaza’s civilians by allowing the full, unfettered flow of humanitarian aid.”

“The hostages must be immediately and unconditionally released by Palestinian armed groups. Palestinians arbitrarily detained by Israel must also be immediately and unconditionally released,” the Spokesperson concluded.