In the midst of the reign of terror during the late 18th century, a term was forged in the fiery tumult of the French Revolution; terrorism, a term born from the shadows of La guillotine, resonating into the modern era.

“Ending that war and averting a full-blown regional conflict is an absolute and urgent priority,” Volker Turk said in Geneva.

The UN right chief has censused "unacceptable" abuse and torture of Palestinian detainees by the Israeli forces.

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the occupied northwestern West Bank city of Qalqilya, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Volker Turk also decried Israel's relentless attacks in the occupied West Bank.

The United Nations rights chief Volker Turk says he is “deeply distressed” by the fast-deteriorating conditions in Gaza.

Gaza's Civil Emergency Service said a total of 310 bodies had been found at one mass grave at Nasser Hospital.