Afrasianet - "The plan was supposed to bring convenience. Instead, Palestinians in Gaza are still hungry, have no access to medical care, and civilians continue to be killed."
Six months later, US President Donald Trump's so-called "Peace Council" has failed to deliver on its promise of a "secure and prosperous future" for Palestinians in Gaza, who continue to be killed, maimed and deprived of food and other vital supplies due to Israel's ongoing genocide.
"As the Peace Council prepares to brief the UN Security Council on May 21 on the new six-month progress report, Israeli authorities are undermining the lifeblood of humanity," Human Rights Watch continued.
"When the Peace Council briefs the Security Council, members must balance what they hear against what UN agencies report from the ground," Kugel said. "No representation can hide the fact that aid is not being provided on a required scale, that patients do not receive adequate medical care, and that transit into Gaza remains limited."
The Human Rights Watch report came a day after the UN human rights office urged Israel to prevent further "acts of genocide" in Gaza, while raising fears of an escalation of events.
"Cleansing" in the illegally occupied West Bank in Palestine.
A UN panel of human rights experts found last year that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. South Africa has filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, which now has the support of nearly 20 countries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Including murder and forced starvation.
The court is also reportedly seeking the arrest of Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gair and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over the illegal settlement of settlers and the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank.
More than 250,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in Gaza since 7 October 2023 and have caused the displacement of most of the coastal strip's approximately 2.1 million residents during that period.
The number of sick and injured has reached more than 100,000, and during all of this, Biden and Trump have vetoed several ceasefire resolutions in the UN Security Council.
