Could Israel Face War Crimes?

abn (59)in #israel • 6 years ago (edited)

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It's a topic that has been in the news before, the conflict between Hamas and Israel has been ongoing for several years on the Gaza border. With both sides causing major damage to each other, however, Israel seems to do a lot more harm to people that are reported than Hamas. Or so the media portrays it this way. This has brought up a topic that Israel may have committed war crimes during the Gaza protests of 2018.

The commission's chair said of the group's findings: "The Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that during the [protests in Gaza], Israeli soldiers committed violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. Some of these violations may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity and must be immediately investigated by Israel."

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One of these crimes is that the army was allegedly killing demonstrators who didn't pose any threat to them. The Guardian goes on to report the following:

The independent Commission of Inquiry, set up last year by the UN’s human rights council, said Israeli forces killed 189 people and shot more than 6,100 others with live ammunition near the fence that divides the two territories.

The panel said in a statement that it had found “reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli snipers shot at journalists, health workers, children and persons with disabilities, knowing they were clearly recognisable as such”.

Thirty-five of those killed were children, three were clearly identifiable paramedics and two were clearly marked journalists, the report said. Israel dismissed the report as “hostile, mendacious and slanted”.

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The world continues to gather against Israel but they are also making some seriously stupid moves. With recent talk of Netanyahu facing possible indictment over corruption and accepting bribes. Israel continues to be a topic of rumours of war, gossip, debate, and more, as the world looks upon the country prophesied to be saved by God in their final moments. They're certainly doing a good job of digging that grave. What do you think? Please leave your comments in the replies section below.

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