HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
3 weeks, 1 day ago

HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access

Raw Story  

by Daniel Capurro Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions. "Since October 2023, Israeli authorities have deliberately obstructed Palestinians' access to the adequate amount of water required for survival in the Gaza Strip," the report said.' HRW said only that: "The pattern of conduct set out in this report together with statements suggesting some Israeli officials wished to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza may indicate such intent." It also said the international community must "take all measures within their power to prevent genocide by Israeli authorities in Gaza".

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Israel must face consequences over Gaza campaign: UN experts
1 week, 4 days ago

Israel must face consequences over Gaza campaign: UN experts

Hindustan Times  

United Nations rights experts on Monday said Israel must face the consequences of "inflicting maximum suffering" on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, alleging Israel was defying international law and being sheltered by its allies. Israel must face consequences over Gaza campaign: UN experts "International humanitarian law comprises a set of universal and binding rules to protect civilian objects and persons who …

Human Rights Watch says Israel’s restriction of water supply in Gaza amounts to acts of genocide
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Human Rights Watch says Israel’s restriction of water supply in Gaza amounts to acts of genocide

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of causing the deaths of thousands of Palestinians by systematically restricting and targeting Gaza’s water supply in a campaign that amounted to “acts of genocide.” The rights group was the latest among a growing number of critics to accuse Israel of genocidal acts in its war in Gaza. “Human Rights …

Israel committing ‘acts of genocide’ by cutting off water in Gaza, HRW says
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel committing ‘acts of genocide’ by cutting off water in Gaza, HRW says

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Israel is intentionally cutting off water supplies and destroying infrastructure in Gaza. Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of committing “acts of genocide” by denying clean water to Palestinians in Gaza, and called on the international community to impose targeted sanctions. In a new report released on Thursday, the New York-based watchdog said that since October …

'Israeli govt has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza bare minimum of water they need to survive...'
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Israeli govt has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza bare minimum of water they need to survive...'

New Indian Express  

“Water is essential for human life, yet for over a year the Israeli government has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the bare minimum they need to survive,” said Tirana Hassan, executive director at Human Rights Watch as the organisation described this as "nothing short of crime against humanity of extermination, and an act of genocide. " In the 179-page report, …

"A calculated policy of deprivation": Israel committing "act of genocide" in Gaza, HRW says
3 weeks, 2 days ago

"A calculated policy of deprivation": Israel committing "act of genocide" in Gaza, HRW says

Salon  

For most of the past year, human rights watchdogs have characterized Israel's deeds in Gaza as collective punishment, war crimes, violations of human rights, but not necessarily "genocide" — defined as intentionally destroying a people as a whole, and that carries more weight than perhaps any other crime. That action, the report said, was further evidence that "Israeli authorities have …

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide by ‘deliberately’ restricting water in Gaza
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide by ‘deliberately’ restricting water in Gaza

CNN  

CNN — Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of “acts of genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by depriving them of adequate water supplies. HRW says that the obstruction of water in Gaza is a deliberate act by Israeli authorities, citing Israel’s obstruction of humanitarian aid including supplies relating to water treatment and production, restrictions on the flow of clean …

Palestinian families sue Biden administration over ‘failure’ to sanction Israel for human rights abuses
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Palestinian families sue Biden administration over ‘failure’ to sanction Israel for human rights abuses

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Palestinians and their families, represented by civil rights group Democracy for the Arab World …

Israel news: Amnesty International made a bombshell accusation. Now what?
1 month ago

Israel news: Amnesty International made a bombshell accusation. Now what?

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Amnesty International became the first major human rights organization last week to officially accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza. As the report put it, “Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.” Israel has strongly denied the …

Israel kills dozens of civilians across Gaza
1 month ago

Israel kills dozens of civilians across Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed dozens of civilians and injured many others, according to the Wafa news agency. More than 30 people were killed on Friday morning in an Israeli attack on a residential block in the vicinity of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern city of Beit Lahiya, Wafa reported. On Thursday, an Israeli drone strike on …

Who accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza?
1 month ago

Who accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. “here is sufficient evidence to believe that Israel’s conduct in Gaza following 7 October 2023 amounts to genocide,” Amnesty stated in its report. Israeli President Isaac Herzog also declared: “There are no innocent civilians in Gaza.” Center for Constitutional Rights The CCR is a United States-based legal advocacy fighting for civil …

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says Amnesty International
1 month ago

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says Amnesty International

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These include providing advance warnings to civilians in combat …

Amnesty International says genocide being committed against Palestinians in Gaza, Israel rejects accusation
1 month ago

Amnesty International says genocide being committed against Palestinians in Gaza, Israel rejects accusation

The Hindu  

Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Israel, which was founded in the aftermath of the Holocaust, has adamantly rejected genocide allegations against it as an …

Amnesty International report calls Israel's war in Gaza a genocide
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1 month ago

Amnesty International report calls Israel's war in Gaza a genocide

Firstpost  

A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza amounts to genocide. Image- AFP file Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a report from Amnesty International alleged that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the “crime of genocide” under international law. “Israel has committed prohibited acts under the Genocide Convention, namely killing, causing serious …

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations
1 month ago

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure, and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Israel, which was founded …

Israel’s Gaza Offensive Is Genocide: Amnesty International
1 month ago

Israel’s Gaza Offensive Is Genocide: Amnesty International

Huff Post  

Israel is committing a genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday, in a campaign that’s benefited from huge military and diplomatic support from the United States. The report cites in particular the “relentless” Israeli attacks on civilians, infrastructure and cultural sites, and the U.S.-backed offensive’s displacement of around 2 million Palestinians …

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza
1 month ago

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

A damning new report by the rights group finds Israel’s war on Gaza meets legal threshold for genocide against the Palestinian people. The report published on Thursday, titled, “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman”: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, is the culmination of months of research by Amnesty, including extensive witness interviews, analysis of “visual and digital evidence”, including …

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, finds Amnesty International's latest investigation report
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1 month ago

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, finds Amnesty International's latest investigation report

New Indian Express  

An investigation by human rights organisation Amnesty International has concluded that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The report titled ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, prepared after investigating Israel's actions in Gaza over a period of nine months from October 2023 to late July 2024, throws …

"This is genocide": Amnesty International says Israel is trying to "destroy" the Palestinian people
1 month ago

"This is genocide": Amnesty International says Israel is trying to "destroy" the Palestinian people

Salon  

Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday that Israel is committing acts of genocide against Palestinians, accusing the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of treating people in Gaza as a "subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity" and "demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them." The totality of Israel's actions, Amnesty said, proves that it is "deliberately …

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies
1 month ago

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies

NPR  

Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, which Israel strongly denies toggle caption Fatima Shbair/AP CAIRO — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. Middle …

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
1 month ago

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

LA Times  

Mohammad Shouman carries the body of his daughter, Masa, who was killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, during her funeral Jan. 17 in Rafah, southern Gaza. Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure …

Israel uses weapons that evaporate human bodies in Gaza, says director of Palestinian Health Ministry
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel uses weapons that evaporate human bodies in Gaza, says director of Palestinian Health Ministry

New Indian Express  

Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health has accused Israel of using unknown and banned weapons in Gaza to evaporate human bodies and even buildings in residential areas. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Al-Bursh stated that in the northern Gaza strip, Israeli forces are using "unknown weapons" that results in the evaporation of human bodies, thereby preventing …

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians
1 month, 1 week ago

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

Suspension of humanitarian aid into Gaza comes as Israeli attacks kill almost 100 Palestinians in the last 24 hours. He called on Israel to ensure aid flowed to Gaza and said the country “must refrain from attacks on humanitarian workers”. On Thursday, the UN agency said “out of the 91 attempts the agency has made to deliver aid to besieged …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

Israel warfare in Gaza consistent with genocide: UN committee
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel warfare in Gaza consistent with genocide: UN committee

Deccan Chronicle  

Jerusalem: Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said Thursday, as a Human Rights Watch report said Israel's displacement of Gazans amounts to a "crime against humanity". Israel said HRW's claims were "completely false", insisting its "efforts are directed solely at dismantling Hamas's terror capabilities and not at the people of Gaza", …

U.N. Report Says Israel’s Actions Toward Palestinians Qualify As Genocide
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.N. Report Says Israel’s Actions Toward Palestinians Qualify As Genocide

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Israel’s actions since it laid siege to war-torn Gaza last year are “consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” according to a new report by the United Nations committee investigating how the state’s policies and practices impact the Palestinian people’s human rights. The casualty count from the war likewise does not account for deaths from starvation, from diseases …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes for forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes for forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli forces have committed war …

Israel's methods in Gaza war consistent with 'genocide': UN Special Committee
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel's methods in Gaza war consistent with 'genocide': UN Special Committee

Firstpost  

“Since the war began, Israeli officials have openly endorsed policies that deprive Palestinians of essential resources needed for survival – including food, water, and fuel,” the committee said Israel's warfare in Gaza, under right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, are "consistent with the characteristics of genocide", a UN Special Committee has found. Image sources: AP UN Special Committee to investigate …

Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime: HRW
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Rights group says Israel appears to have plans to permanently prevent Palestinians from returning to parts of the Gaza Strip. In addition to the widespread destruction carried out by Israeli forces across the besieged enclave, HRW found that Israel has continued to expand three so-called “buffer zones” by razing large areas of Gaza’s cities, including Rafah, and building Israeli military …

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime

CNN  

CNN — Israel has overseen the forced mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza in a deliberate and systematic campaign that amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. In a statement, Human Rights Watch cited the illegal and “deliberate, controlled demolitions of homes and civilian infrastructure,” by Israeli forces in …

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why isn’t the US holding Israel to account?

Al Jazeera  

A United Nations special committee says Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza are consistent with genocide. In a new report, a UN committee says Israel is intentionally causing the death of civilians and aid workers, using starvation as a weapon of war, and inflicting collective punishment on Palestinians. Separately, the Human Rights Watch NGO says 90 percent of Gaza’s people have …

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

Al Jazeera  

Report says Israel ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’. Gaza aid supply goes from ‘bad to worse’ after Israel misses US deadline Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of …

'Relies on partial information': Israel rejects aid groups' Gaza report on humanitarian efforts
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Relies on partial information': Israel rejects aid groups' Gaza report on humanitarian efforts

Firstpost  

Israel rejected on Wednesday accusations made by eight international aid groups, including Oxfam and Save the Children, that Israel had failed to meet US demands to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza Israel rejected on Wednesday accusations made by eight international aid groups, including Oxfam and Save the Children, that Israel had failed to meet US demands to improve the …

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Joyce Msuya tells UN Security Council that the ‘daily cruelty we see in Gaza seems to have no limits’. The United Nations’s humanitarian aid chief told a meeting of the Security Council that “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” are being committed in Gaza where Israel’s military continues to bombard, besiege and prevent aid from reaching the civilian population. …

Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘at worst point since the war began’, extracting ‘enormous cost’ for Palestinian civilians, they say. International rights groups say Israel has failed to meet a deadline set by the United States to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip or face unspecified restrictions on military assistance. “Israel not only failed to meet the US criteria …

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban
2 months ago

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees urged the world Wednesday to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza. Assembly President Philemon Yang told members at Wednesday’s informal meeting that Israel’s legislation “constitutes an intolerable affront to the authority of …

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban
2 months ago

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-06 09:16 A Palestinian man rests in front of the ruins of his house, which was destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday. The remarks came after Jacob Blitshtein, director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, notified Guterres that Israel was withdrawing …

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban
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2 months ago

WHO raises alarm over UNRWA ban

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-06 09:16 A Palestinian man rests in front of the ruins of his house, which was destroyed in an Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday. The remarks came after Jacob Blitshtein, director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, notified Guterres that Israel was withdrawing …

Israel steps up weaponizing of humanitarian aid
2 months, 1 week ago

Israel steps up weaponizing of humanitarian aid

China Daily  

Children look on inside the UNRWA Siblin Training Centre, where displaced Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians are being hosted, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Sidon, Lebanon, October 29, 2024. Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main United Nations agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from …

Israel passes legislation banning the work of UNRWA on Israeli soil
2 months, 1 week ago

Israel passes legislation banning the work of UNRWA on Israeli soil

ABC  

Israel's parliament has passed legislation targeting the main UN agency providing aid to people in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said UNRWA workers must be held accountable for what he called "terrorist activities" against the country. "UNRWA workers involved in terrorist activities against Israel must be held accountable," he said, adding that the legislation would take effect in 90 …

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

NPR  

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say toggle caption Mahmoud Issa/IMAGO via Reuters TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has blocked nearly all food aid from entering northern Gaza for the past two weeks, leaving some 400,000 Palestinians there with no good option, United Nations aid agencies say: Stay and starve, or follow orders to flee to …

UN War on Gaza: Expert Panel Accuses Israel of Crimes Against Humanity
3 months ago

UN War on Gaza: Expert Panel Accuses Israel of Crimes Against Humanity

Associated Press  

A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza's health care system through relentless and deliberate attacks in its yearlong war with Hamas. The report found that Israel deliberately killed, detained and tortured Palestinian medical staff, of targeting their vehicles and of restricting permits for medical evacuations from Gaza. It said those amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Opinion: When will Israel be held accountable for the unjust war it is waging in Gaza?
3 months ago

Opinion: When will Israel be held accountable for the unjust war it is waging in Gaza?

LA Times  

Rescue workers search for the dead and injured following an Israeli strike in Deir al Balah in central Gaza on Friday. The utter devastation of churches, mosques, schools, bakeries and hospitals in Gaza gets glossed over by the media because Israel claims Hamas is embedded among civilians and “Israel has a right to self-defense.” Opinion Opinion: Israel is fighting to …

Israel faces wave of condemnation over deadly attacks on safe zone in South Gaza
4 months ago

Israel faces wave of condemnation over deadly attacks on safe zone in South Gaza

China Daily  

A Palestinian woman reacts at the site following Israeli strikes on a tent camp sheltering displaced people at the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sept 10, 2024. RAMALLAH - Regional countries, including Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, and Iran, on Tuesday strongly condemned the deadly Israeli attacks on a crowded tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Khan …

After school strike, U.N. rapporteur accuses Israel of ‘genocide’
5 months ago

After school strike, U.N. rapporteur accuses Israel of ‘genocide’

The Hindu  

An independent, U.N.-appointed rights expert accused Israel of committing "genocide" in its Gaza war after an Israeli strike targeting a school on Saturday killed 93 people, according to local rescuers. "Israel is genociding the Palestinians one neighbourhood at the time, one hospital at the time, one school at the time, one refugee camp at the time, one safe zone at …

War crimes committed in 7 October attack by Hamas ‘designed’ to kill civilians, rights group says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

War crimes committed in 7 October attack by Hamas ‘designed’ to kill civilians, rights group says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Hamas-led attack inside Israel …

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

Hindustan Times  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, according to a global human rights group report released Wednesday. Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7 Human Rights Watch said the acts of the Palestinian fighters, …

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