Le secrétaire général de l'ONU Kofi Annan affirme que « la politisation a miné ses sessions à un tel point que la crédibilité déclinante de la Commission fait une ombre sur la réputation du système des Nations unies dans son ensemble ». En 2006, il regrette que le Conseil ne porte pas la même attention aux violations commises dans certains États que celles commises en Israël.
 
En 2008, son successeur Ban Ki-moon déclare être « déçu par la décision du Conseil de choisir seulement un dossier régional spécifique, le conflit israélo-palestinien, malgré l’étendue et la portée des allégations de violations de droits de l'homme dans le monde entier ». En effet, la hiérarchie des priorités du Conseil est extrêmement proche des intérêts de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique, et Israël a fait l'objet de plus de la moitié des condamnations émises par la Commission.

Pour la première fois depuis le début de la guerre : Tsahal appelle les habitants de certains quartiers du sud de la bande de Gaza à évacuer leurs maisons

Les tracts distribués par Tsahal aux habitants de l'est de Khan Yunis disent : « Aux habitants des quartiers est de Khan Yunis al-Karara, Khaza'a Bnei Suhila et de la province d'Absan. Les actions du Hamas et des organisations terroristes contraignent Tsahal pour agir contre eux dans votre zone de résidence. L'armée israélienne ne souhaite pas faire de mal à vous ou aux membres de votre famille. Pour votre sécurité, vous devez évacuer immédiatement votre lieu de résidence. Toute personne se trouvant à proximité de terroristes ou d'installations terroristes met sa vie en danger.

Egypt will take the 36 premature babies in the Al-Shifa hospital into custody using IDF-provided incubators. They will be provided with medical care on Egyptian territory. This deal was reached in talks between the head of the Shin Beit and Egyptian officials yesterday.

Egypt will take the 36 premature babies in the Al-Shifa hospital into custody using IDF-provided incubators. They will be provided with medical care on Egyptian territory. This deal was reached in talks between the head of the Shin Beit and Egyptian officials yesterday.

Germany suggests UN take control in Gaza after Israel-Hamas war ends
 
Germany has floated that the United Nations could take control in Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war is over, according to a document seen by POLITICO.  
 
However, both the Palestinians and some EU diplomats have serious doubts about the feasibility of the idea, with a senior Palestinian figure in Europe calling it “unacceptable.”
 
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last month that an “effective and revitalized Palestinian Authority” should ultimately govern Gaza but offered no indications on how to make it “effective” or overcome Israeli opposition. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had stated earlier that his country would take “overall security responsibility” for Gaza “for an indefinite period.”  
 
That is a no-go for the EU and the United States.
 
The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, on Monday stressed that Israel cannot stay in Gaza after the war, when he presented his vision for what happens post conflict ahead of a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. He also said, “we believe that a Palestinian authority must return to Gaza,” stressing he meant “one Palestinian authority, not the Palestinian Authority.”
 
Blinken has also warned that Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza after its war with Hamas ends.
 
The German proposal — a two-page, nonofficial document (or non-paper in EU-speak) — is dated October 21, so before Israel’s decision to launch the second phase of its military operation against Gaza at the end of October.
 
Berlin, one of Israel’s staunchest allies within the EU, writes that “Israel’s goal is a goal we share: never again should Hamas be in a position to terrorize Israel and its citizens.” Yet at the same time, “it is clear that these goals are hard to achieve with military means only … Its radical ideology and agenda cannot be fought by military means.”
 
It floats five different scenarios about the future of the Gaza Strip, including Israeli re-occupation of Gaza, and either the Palestinian Authority (PA) or Egypt taking control.  
 
The U.N scenario is also on the list. In Berlin’s words, the scenario means an “internationalization of Gaza under the umbrella of the United Nations (and regional partners)” with “a carefully organized transition” toward Palestinian self-administration, “ideally” through elections “and in combination with an international coalition that provides necessary security.”
 
The document described this scenario as one that “could offer a political perspective since neither the PA nor Egypt are willing or able to take over and a return to the status quo ante or an Israeli re-occupation are politically not desirable.”
 
But Berlin also warned that “this scenario would require significant investment of political capital and financing as well as an international coalition to engage on security issues alongside the U.N.”
 
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen echoed the U.N. idea in her speech last week to EU ambassadors, saying that after the conflict the world has to ensure Gaza is no longer a safe haven for terrorists. To ensure that, von der Leyen said “different ideas are being discussed on how this can be ensured, including an international peace force under U.N. mandate.”  
 
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For Abdalrahim Alfarra, the head of the Palestinian Mission to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg, the U.N taking control of Gaza would be “unacceptable.”
 
He told POLITICO that a U.N role in providing international protection at the borders — like the blue helmets in the south of Lebanon — to protect the frontier between two future countries, Israel and Palestine, is “what we need.”
 
The problem with the German document is that it doesn’t talk about U.N protection at the borders but rather about U.N “control of Gaza,” he said.  
 
Alfarra said that the Palestinian Authority has not been consulted about the document and also criticized it for not mentioning any form of cease-fire before addressing the future of the region.