Israel: Apparent War Crimes in Gaza

Expand Tear gas fired by Israeli forces fall near Palestinian protesters on May 14 east of Jabalya in the Gaza Strip.  © 2018 Mahmoud Abu Salama (New York) – Israeli forces’ repeated use of lethal force in the Gaza Strip since March 30, 2018, against Palestinian demonstrators who posed no imminent threat to life may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli forces have killed more than 100 protesters in Gaza and wounded thousands with live ammunition. The United Nations General Assembly should support a resolution that calls for exploring measures to guarantee the protection…

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