UN rights chief demands world ‘wake up’ to Gaza crisis

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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief said Israel’s warfare in Gaza is inflicting “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” on Palestinians and urged government leaders on Monday to “wake up” and exert pressure to bring an end to the conflict. “The facts speak for themselves,” said Volker Türk. “Everyone in government needs to wake up to what is happening in Gaza. All those with influence must exert maximum pressure on Israel and Hamas, to put an end to this unbearable suffering.” Türk made the comments at the opening of the latest Human Rights Council session in a broad address that also...