Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council are calling for an investigation into credible allegations of continued violations against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank against the backdrop of the current war between Hamas and Israel.

Reports allege that Palestinian women and children have been arbitrarily executed in Gaza, including when seeking refuge or fleeing bombardment, while hundreds more have been arbitrarily detained.

Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, is among the five experts that issued the appeal.

They are part of the Council’s Special Procedures - the largest body of independent experts in the UN human rights system – and are not UN staff.

UN News’s Reem Abaza asked Ms. Alsalem about their concerns.