"We are shocked."

"United Nations experts have called for an investigation into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since the start of the war.

'We are shocked by reports of the deliberate targeting and extrajudicial killing of Palestinian women and children in places where they sought refuge, or while fleeing,' a group of experts appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council said in a statement Monday. 'Some of them were reportedly holding white pieces of cloth when they were killed by the Israeli army or affiliated forces.'

They also expressed concern over the alleged arbitrary detention of hundreds of Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since the start of the war. They said many detainees were reported to have been subjected to 'inhuman and degrading treatment,' including being held under difficult conditions, denied menstruation pads, food and medicine and being severely beaten.

They said multiple cases of rape and sexual abuse have also been reported. NBC News was not immediately able to independently verify the allegations."

~ Chantal Da Silva

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-rcna139513