The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk announced on Sunday that more than 300 UN staff have been killed in Israeli military operations in Gaza since October 2023.

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured since 7 October – some 10% of the entire isolated population.

And we can never forget that more than 300 of our own colleagues have been killed by Israel’s military action; Türk said in a statement.

He added that more than one thousand people have been killed since the end of May as they tried to get food.

He noted that chaotic, militarized distribution centers run by the US-and Israeli-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are failing utterly to deliver humanitarian aid at the scope and scale needed.

UN rights chief urges global pressure on Israel to stop Gaza massacres

He emphasized that the United Nations stands ready to provide the necessary support to the Palestinian people in their efforts to build their independent state, while emphasizing respect for human rights and achieving a just peace.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Sunday also called on world governments to apply all possible forms of pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to bring an end to the ongoing human massacres in Gaza.

According to UN News, Turk stressed the need for countries to take concrete steps to ensure that Israel complies with its obligations to provide adequate food and life-saving essentials to the people of Gaza.

He expressed outrage at what he described as the unspeakable daily tragedy in Gaza and the West Bank. He condemned the extermination, destruction, and daily stripping of Palestinians’ humanity.

Gaza has become a grim scene of deadly attacks and utter devastation, where children are dying in front of the world’s eyes.

He condemned the American and Israel-backed militarized aid system for failing to meet needs, leaving children starving and families dying in search of food.

Turk pointed out that, since 7 October 2023, more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured, according to medical sources in Gaza — nearly 10% of the population.

He also condemned the killing of over 300 UN staff members while carrying out their duties during Israeli military operations.

Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point News 2025.