The United Nations, led by High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, has demanded an immediate halt to Israel’s plan for a full-scale military takeover of Gaza, starting with Gaza City, approved by Israel’s security cabinet on August 8. Türk warned that the escalation, announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would lead to “massive forced displacement, more killing, unbearable suffering, senseless destruction, and atrocity crimes,” violating International Court of Justice rulings for Israel to end its occupation and support a two-state solution. The plan, which includes disarming Hamas, securing hostages, demilitarizing Gaza, and establishing a non-Hamas, non-Palestinian Authority administration, has sparked global outrage. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the move “wrong,” predicting more bloodshed, while Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz...