
The United Nations' human rights chief said on Tuesday that Israel's announcement of a "total encirclement" of Gaza would worsen the "already grave" humanitarian situation in the strip, as he condemned the alleged mass killings and executions by militants. Palestinians.
Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said in a statement that such a siege "risks seriously complicating the already grave human rights and humanitarian situation in Gaza, including the capacity of medical facilities to act".
Türk also said he was deeply shocked and horrified by allegations of mass executions of civilians and, in some cases, gruesome mass killings by members of Palestinian armed groups.
"It is horrifying and deeply disturbing to see images of those captured by Palestinian armed groups being mistreated, as well as reports of killings and desecration of their bodies," he said .
He called on Palestinian militant groups to "immediately and unconditionally release all civilians who have been captured and are still being held."
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