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Mon 10 Jun 2024 9:48 pm - Jerusalem Time

Red Crescent: The occupation violated international law by using an aid truck to carry out the Nuseirat massacre

The Palestine Red Crescent Society warned of the danger of the occupation forces using a humanitarian aid truck the day before yesterday, Saturday, to infiltrate the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, and commit a massacre against civilians that led to the death of 274 citizens, including 64 children and 57 women, in addition to wounding 700 others, according to statistics. official, which puts the safety of relief crews at risk.


The association said, in a statement, Monday evening, that the disguising of the occupation forces inside the aid truck is considered a war crime against civilians and constitutes a clear violation of international humanitarian and customary law that prohibits the crime of treachery, as the occupation forces betrayed the people and disguised themselves under the guise of the aid that the civilians longed for. 


The association called on the international community to hold the occupation authorities accountable for this war crime and deter them from continuing to commit more massacres against civilians, in addition to providing urgent protection to civilians and workers in the field of humanitarian and medical work, in accordance with international humanitarian law.

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Red Crescent: The occupation violated international law by using an aid truck to carry out the Nuseirat massacre