UN "experts," with zero evidence, accuse Israel of abducting a child in Gaza ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Thursday, September 04, 2025

UN "experts," with zero evidence, accuse Israel of abducting a child in Gaza

Condemning the enforced disappearance of starving Palestinian civilians seeking food aid at distribution centres run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a group of UN experts today urged Israeli authorities to put an end to the heinous crime against an already vulnerable population.

“Reports of enforced disappearances targeting starving civilians seeking their basic right to food is not only shocking, but amounts to torture. Using food as a tool to conduct targeted and mass disappearances needs to end now,” the experts said.

The experts received reports that a number of individuals including one child, who visited aid distribution sites in Rafah and have been forcibly disappeared.

Francesca Albanese is one of the "experts."

I traced down the accusations. They come from Al Mezan Center of Human Rights, which submitted this information to the UN:

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Al Mezan) and MENA Rights Group (MRG) have documented cases of five Palestinians, including a minor, who disappeared while attempting to obtain humanitarian aid from various distribution points operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Their cases have been submitted to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID).

The Israeli military has acknowledged the detention of three of them.

Among these cases are Abdul Raouf Al-Hams, 16 years old, and Ahmed Al-Akhras, 20 years old, who disappeared on June 21, 2025, at a GHF aid distribution point on Tineh Street in the Moraj area of northern Rafah. Following inquiries by Al Mezan’s legal team, the Israeli authorities denied detaining them.

So we have five people who disappeared in Gaza. Al Mezan sent requests to the IDF to see if they knew where they were, and the IDF responded that three of them - all adult males - were indeed arrested and being detained. It also said it had no information on the other two.

According to MENA Rights, Ahmed Al-Akhras told his mother on the phone that he was on his way home from the GHF site. He didn't say anything about gunfire or seeing Israeli troops. MENA Rights, however, claims there were reports of "heavy gunfire" in the area. Why wouldn't Al Akhras mention that and say he was on his way home?

GHF denies any "forced disappearance" at their sites. The IDF says it will arrest people who approach their troops and detain them under certain circumstances. But it says it has no information on Al Hams or Al Akhras.

The UN has absolutely no facts to accuse Israel of abducting those two young men. They cannot explain why Israel would admit to holding three people and not the other two.

But since when do "UN experts" care about facts when it comes to accusing Israel?