israeli troops They dynamited hundreds of people houses and agricultural fields on the perimeter Loop To create “security zone” Around the border, as confirmed by the Hebrew Army itself this week. No man’s land aims to prevent this Infiltration by Palestinian militias inside Israelsuch as causing an attack Hamas It rises in Israeli territory, not in Israel, on October 7, when 1,150 people died. Occupied Palestinian territories. The maneuver is clear challenges the USAHe insists: ” Gaza’s territorial integrity The statement “must be respected” is also clearly seen. violation of international law. And in practical terms, this will not only block thousands of people. displaced Palestinians They can return to their homes, but this small residential area coast.
The news was published this week, apparently by accident. Israeli army Last Monday, 24 soldiers were reported dead on the outskirts of Yan Yunis, the Strip’s second most populous city and currently completely surrounded by soldiers. A spokesman explained that the soldiers were part of a group. demolition unit While planting explosives in several buildings approximately 650 meters away, he was attacked with grenade launchers. border with Israel. “Troops were destroying terrorist structures and infrastructure to create safe conditions for southern residents to return to their homes,” spokesman Daniel Hagari said. “They are dead now” security zone Between Israeli communities and Gaza.”
Beyond verifying that it’s part of this strip Plan to strengthen security in southern IsraelThe army has declined to provide further details since then. The subject is extremely sensitive. However, according to Israeli sources quoted by ‘The Wall Street Journal’, it is a “security zone” 1 kilometer wide and will circle the Strip. Palestinians will be completely banned from entering. “It will be one Buffer Zone: there will be no one there, just minesThe former head of Israeli military intelligence told the press this month: Amos Yadlin. Only on the strip 40 kilometers longand between six and 10 kilometers wide, depending on the section. And it is one of the most densely populated areas on the planet.
More than a thousand collapsed buildings
Israeli security is being built at the expense Security of Palestinians. According to Israeli Channel 12, their forces 1,100 buildings have already been demolished He is one of the 2,850 people on the route drawn for the “buffer zone”. Explosion affecting hundreds of people housing housingtogether greenhouses, farmland anyone schoolsAccording to videos and satellite images analyzed by ‘The Washington Post’. The class of actions being examined at the Hague; International Court of Justice (ICJ) agreed Genocide claim against Israel offered by South Africa. That same week, the court not only declared itself competent to hear the case, but also ordered the Jewish State to take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, punish the genocide, and allow severely restricted humanitarian aid to enter the region.
In Gaza, a “closed zone” along the border, although much smaller, had existed for more than a decade. 300 meters wide. According to B’tselem, dozens of Gazans, in most cases farmers trying to tend their gardens, were shot dead as they entered. To prevent this, the Israeli army Disinfect the fields in that area with herbicides.
US front opposition
Israel’s plans had been telegraphed since the early stages of the attack. “When this war is over, not only will Hamas disappear, but Gaza territory will be reduced“The then Minister of Foreign Affairs said this in mid-October: Eli Cohen. Your government tried to obtain this right. Approval of many Arab countries on this issue, according to Reuters, but was repeatedly denied upfront. Especially from Washington. In the same week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anthony BlinkenHe reiterated that the White House rejects the paralysis of Gaza with a “security zone.” “We expressed our opposition very clearly” forced displacement as well as the need to protect the population territorial integrity From Gaza,” Blinken said.
And both practices are clearly violations of the law. International human right. “When the security zone is created in occupied territory acquiring land by forceviolator free self-determination It is against the rights of the Palestinian people and Fourth Geneva Convention“, he assures this newspaper: Ana ManeroProfessor of Public International Law at the Carlos III University of Madrid. Human rights organizations also pointed out that the intentional destruction of civilians’ homes and agricultural lands could constitute a war crime.
However, this is not the first time Israel has done something similar in violation of international law. The best known situation is separation wall construction West Bank To prevent attacks from occupied territories. too much of it 700 kilometers longHE 85% of order It takes place on Palestinian land that serves Israel 9.5 percent of the West Bank has been effectively annexed. In 2004, the ICJ at The Hague issued an advisory opinion. illegal wall and forces Israel to destroy it.
He later said that its construction included: Confiscation and destruction of Palestinian lands and resourcesdisruption of the lives of thousands of civilians and actual annexation Israel ignored the decision and the expansion of the wall has not stopped since then.