"This is genocide" - Martina Navratilova reacts to UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk revealing 'carnage' injury toll inflicted on Gaza by Israel

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova recently reacted to United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk's remarks regarding the "carnage" injury toll in Gaza caused by Israel.

Israel and Palestine have a complex and longstanding history dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Palestinian militant group, Hamas, launched an attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, killing almost 1140 people.

Israel has carried out strikes in Gaza following that, resulting in significant casualties. Recent reports indicate that at least 30,035 people have been killed and 70,457 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza so far.

Turk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday (February 29):

"There appear to be no bounds to – no words to capture – the horrors that are unfolding before our eyes in Gaza. Since early October, over 100,000 people have been killed or wounded. Let me repeat that: about one in every 20 children, women, and men, are now dead or wounded."

"At least 17,000 children are orphaned or separated from their families, while many more will carry the scars of physical and emotional trauma life-long. Today, the total number of people killed has exceeded 30,000. And tens of thousands of people are missing, many presumed buried under the rubble of their homes. This is carnage," he added.

Martina Navratilova recently took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared a post featuring the comments made by the United Nations Human Rights chief. The 18-time Grand Slam champion expressed her thoughts on the matter, writing:

"Unacceptable- this is genocide."

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Martina Navratilova calls Congressman Scott Perry "an a**" for wanting to cancel Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address

Martina Navratilova pictured at the 2023 Internazionali BNL D'Italia

Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has urged Congress to cancel President Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union Address scheduled for March 7. As a former chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Perry proposed the cancellation in light of concerns surrounding immigration and border security.

"We need to use every single point of leverage. Every single point, certainly including an address to the people from Congress. He comes at the invitation of Congress. The Republicans are in charge of the House. There’s no reason that we need to invite him to get more propaganda and actually blame the American people for the crisis he caused," he said.

"We can spend the time reminding America that on day one, he [Joe Biden] countervailed the last administration’s policies that were securing our border. That’s what probably the time would be better spent served using," he added.

Following that, Martina Navratilova made her disapproval of Perry's proposal known, labeling him a "traitor" and suggesting he should be in prison. She also called him an "utter a**."

"Scott Perry is a traitor and should be in prison. Also an utter a**…" Navratilova posted on X.