U.N. rights expert Francesca Albanese on Wednesday condemned the U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal in Gaza, saying it fails to address Israel's ongoing “genocide” of Palestinians with Washington's support.
A fragile truce is in place as part of a deal to end two years of Israeli attacks, which also involves the recovery of hostages, delivery of more aid to Gaza and eventual rebuilding of the devastated Palestinian territory.
The plan is "absolutely inadequate and it doesn't comply with international law", said Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.
There needed to be commitment to "ending the occupation, ending exploitation of Palestinian resources, ending colonization," Albanese told reporters.
Israeli troops currently control around half of the coastal Palestinian territory.
