Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh accuses Israel of committing “war crimes” in Gaza – a densely populated Palestinian territory that has been subjected to incessant strikes by the Israeli army since Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israel on October 7, AFP reported.
“Israel’s atrocities constitute war crimes and gross violations of international law”Haniya wrote in an open letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to a statement on the website of the Palestinian Islamist movement.
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He also condemned the “siege” imposed by Israel on the Gaza Stripcalling on the UN to “put pressure” on Israel to allow “the entry of humanitarian aid and medical supplies”.
Following Hamas’ bloody and unprecedented attack on Israeli territory on October 7, Israel declared a “total siege” on the Gaza Strip, which has been under a land, air and sea blockade for more than 15 years.
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Israel is preparing a ground operation in the Gaza Strip and called on the population in its northern part to withdraw to the south. Hamas dismissed the calls as an attempted deportation, and German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock accused the Islamist movement that rules Gaza of using civilians as human shields.
In one week of war, the dead on the Israeli side are at least 1,300, and on the Palestinian side – 2,215. The Islamists have also taken dozens of Israelis and foreigners as hostages.
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Source: BTA, Lubomir Martinov
2023-10-14 15:30:31
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