‘Systematic and widespread’ forced displacement of Palestinians is a crime against humanity, Human Rights Watch says
Gaza war: A crater caused by Israel i shelling at a camp for internally displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Photograph: EPAto an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.
"Human Rights Watch found that forced displacement has been widespread, and the evidence shows it has been systematic and part of a state policy. Such acts also constitute crimes against humanity," the report said. The law of armed conflict forbids the forcible displacement of civilian populations from occupied territory, unless necessary for the security of civilians or imperative military reasons.
Since then, the Israeli campaign has killed more than 43,500 people, according to Gaza health authorities, and destroyed much of the enclave's infrastructure, forcing most of the 2.3 million population to move several times.
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