Israel has committed many war crimes in the Gaza Strip. This was stated by Elizabeth Throssell, press secretary of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), who writes: RIA News.
He declared that forced population transfers, attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, and collective punishment of Gazans were war crimes.
But he said Israel’s actions should be evaluated by a competent court. Throssell believes that they should determine whether the Israeli army’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the strip. 13 October Israel reported The UN said 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to southern Gaza within 24 hours before a ground operation in Gaza.
It was previously known to be in the Gaza Strip. damaged Nearly 50 UN agency installations since the beginning of the tension.