UN experts warn of risk of genocide and crimes against humanity in Gaza

UN experts warn of risk of genocide and crimes against humanity in Gaza
An expert group at the UN Human Rights Council is warning that Israel is at risk of committing crimes against humanity in Gaza, CNN reports.

"Given statements made by Israeli political leaders and their allies, combined with military interventions in Gaza and escalating arrests and violence in the West Bank, there is also a risk of genocide against Palestinians," they write in a report.

The humanitarian situation for the approximately one million IDPs in the Gaza Strip is rapidly deteriorating, the UN warns.

The power outage is in its ninth day, and shops' stocks of food will only last a few more days. In addition, access to clean drinking water is "extremely limited" and hospital care is close to collapse.

According to Egyptian security sources, the Rafah border crossing is expected to open tomorrow, allowing the first 20 trucks of emergency aid to enter.