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UN chief says killing of Palestinian children ‘unconscionable’
Nineteen kids have been killed in occupied Palestinian territory within the final week alone, the UN human rights chief stated.
Nearly 40 Palestinian kids have been killed thus far this 12 months within the occupied territories and in lots of incidents, Israeli forces seem to make use of deadly drive in a fashion that violates worldwide human rights regulation, UN Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stated.
The United Nations rights chief issued a press release on Thursday expressing “alarm” on the massive numbers of Palestinians – notably kids – who’ve been killed and injured by Israeli forces in occupied Palestinian territory thus far this 12 months.
“Inflicting harm on any little one throughout the course of battle is deeply disturbing, and the killing and maiming of so many kids this 12 months is unconscionable,” Bachelet stated in a press release.
Nineteen Palestinian kids have been killed in occupied Palestinian territory within the final week alone, bringing the loss of life toll of kids because the begin of the 12 months to 37, in response to the assertion.
Seventeen of the youngsters have been killed throughout final weekend’s assaults on Gaza by Israeli forces, and two extra kids have been killed on Tuesday in Israeli operations within the occupied West Financial institution.
Israeli forces launched their bombardment of Gaza, flattening buildings and placing refugee camps throughout the territory, saying the onslaught focused members of the Islamic Jihad armed group, together with the group’s senior commanders. Palestinian officers stated the vast majority of these killed have been civilians.
The toll of civilian casualties within the Israeli assault on Gaza “was heavy”, the UN rights chief stated.
“Worldwide humanitarian regulation is evident. Launching an assault which can be anticipated to accidentally kill or injure civilians, or harm civilian objects, in disproportionate method to the concrete and direct navy benefit anticipated, is prohibited. Such assaults should cease,” Bachelet stated.
The UN human rights workplace has confirmed that among the many 48 Palestinians killed within the three-day onslaught from Friday to Sunday, at the very least 22 have been civilians, together with 17 kids and 4 girls.
Almost two-thirds of the 360 Palestinians reported injured within the Israeli offensive have been civilians, together with 151 kids, 58 girls and 19 older individuals, the UN stated.
‘Local weather of impunity’
Youngsters additionally accounted for almost all of casualties in quite a lot of Israeli strikes that had additionally hit “civilian objects, inflicting civilian casualties and harm to civilian objects”, the UN chief stated within the assertion.
Palestinian armed teams additionally indiscriminately fired lots of of rockets and mortars at Israel over the weekend, injuring civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure and property, the UN chief stated, including that such assaults have been additionally a “violation of worldwide humanitarian regulation”.
Israeli authorities stated {that a} whole of 70 Israelis have been injured throughout weekend combating.
Bachelet additionally stated that the widespread use of stay ammunition by Israeli forces in regulation enforcement operations within the occupied West Financial institution, together with East Jerusalem, had led to an alarming variety of Palestinians being killed.
The UN Human Rights Workplace within the occupied Palestinian territory has thus far this 12 months documented the killing of 74 Palestinians, together with 20 kids. In lots of incidents, Israeli forces used deadly drive in a fashion that gave the impression to be in violation of worldwide human rights regulation, she added.
Bachelet additionally referred to as for fast, unbiased, neutral, and clear investigations into all incidents the place any individual was killed or injured, and she or he lamented what she described as a “local weather of impunity” and “the long-standing violations” that powered “the cycle of violence” within the occupied territories.
She stated that “An virtually whole lack of accountability persists within the occupied Palestinian territory – whether for violations of worldwide humanitarian regulation by all events in hostilities in Gaza, or for recurring Israeli violations of worldwide human rights regulation and the regulation of occupation within the West Financial institution, together with East Jerusalem, together with incidents of pointless and disproportionate use of drive.”
Violence against women and girls remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.
Thousands marched across France and Italy protesting violence against women on Saturday – two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Those demonstrating protested all forms of violence against women – whether it be sexual, physical, psychological and economic.
The United Nations designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The goal is to raise awareness of the violence women are subjected to and the reality that the scale and nature of the issue is often hidden.
Activists demonstrated partially naked in Rome, hooded in balaclavas to replicate the gesture of Iranian student Ahoo Daryaei, who stripped in front of a university in Tehran to protest the country’s regime.
In France, demonstrations were planned in dozens of cities like Paris, Marseille and Lille.
More than 400 organisations reportedly called for demonstrations across the country amidst widespread shock caused by the Pelicot mass rape trial.
Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world, according to the United Nations. Globally, almost one in three women have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their life.
For at least 51,100 women in 2023, the cycle of gender-based violence ended with their murder by partners or family members. That means a woman was killed every ten minutes.
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A mummified saber-toothed cub of a catlike animal dating back 35,000 years was left almost perfectly preserved in Siberia’s permafrost.
The remains had been found back in 2020, northeast of Yakutia, Russia. Research regarding the study of the cub was published in the journal Scientific Reports on November 14, 2024.
The discovery of frozen remains from the Late Pleistocene period is “very rare,” according to the published research, though most discovered in Russia lie in the Indigirka River basin, the authors note.
The mummified saber-tooth cub found in Siberia’s permafrost was studied by scientists and found to have been buried around 35,000 years ago. (Alexey V. Lopatin)
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The mummified cub remained well-preserved, frozen in time for thousands of years. The frozen nature of this find left it in impressive condition, even still containing fur.
“The mummy body is covered with short, thick, soft, dark brown fur with hair about 20–30 mm long,” the authors wrote in the published research, also pointing out that the fur that was located on the back and neck of the cub was longer than the hair that was found on the legs.
The head of the mummy was also left well-preserved, down to its chest, front arms and paws.
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The study of this find wasn’t just a unique opportunity for scientists, it also provided first-of-its kind research.
“For the first time in the history of paleontology, the appearance of an extinct mammal that has no analogues in the modern fauna has been studied,” the authors of the study explained.
This discovery provided an extremely unique and rare opportunity for scientists to study an extinct species that was so well preserved. (Alexey V. Lopatin)
The scientists determined that the cub had died at about three weeks old. It was identified by the authors of the study as belonging to the species Homotherium latidens and had many differentiations from a modern lion cub of a similar age.
The shape of the muzzle displayed by the mummified cub, which had a large mouth and small ears, plus a “massive” neck, long forelimbs and a darker colored coat, were all among key differences from today’s modern lion cubs that scientists observed.
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Scientists also worked in their research to find out how the extinct species was able to survive through frigid temperatures.
Large contributors to their survival were the shape of the large paws and absence of carpal pads. Scientists believe these elements helped them get through the snow.
In recent years, there have been other ancient animals found in Siberian permafrost.
Analysis of the cub’s skull helped scientists identify it as belonging to the genus Homotherium. (Alexey V. Lopatin)
For example, in 2021, a mummified wolf was discovered that dated back over 44,000 years, Live Science reported in June 2024.
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