Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that Israel had the right to self-defense after the Hamas attack, but its attacks on the Gaza Strip appeared to be a violation of international law. INSIDE report He noted to NRK that the Israeli side should not forget civilians.
“International law requires the fire to be proportionate so that civilians are not forgotten, and that line has already been crossed… One of the consequences of this is aerial attacks when people have nowhere to hide,” Stere said.
He added that the Norwegian side demanded that the fighting be stopped so that aid could arrive and people could leave. Stere emphasized that the situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic.
“I believe him [операция Израиля в Газе] “It clearly contradicts what we call the rules of war or the rules of humanity,” the Norwegian Prime Minister said.
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. Against this background, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The IDF’s intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on hundreds of militant targets in the Gaza Strip, and the country’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, goods, electricity and fuel supplies to the region. Israel announced to the UN on October 13 that 1.1 million Palestinians would be evacuated to southern Gaza ahead of the ground operation.
formerly israel accused A scorched earth policy is being implemented in Gaza.