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Sat 13 Jul 2024 9:34 am - Jerusalem Time
Human Rights Observatory: The Israeli army committed horrific atrocities west of Gaza City
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said, “The Israeli army committed horrific atrocities against civilians during its 4-day storming of the western neighborhoods of Gaza City.”
The Observatory reported that Israeli army forces retreated early yesterday morning, Friday, from the “Industry” area and the vicinity of universities, west of Gaza City, after they had penetrated there at dawn on Monday, July 8, during which they launched dozens of raids, in addition to storming homes and harassing residents. Amidst reports of the martyrdom of more than 60 Palestinians, they were found in the streets and alleys, including scattered and dismembered bodies, including some that were charred.
The Observatory confirmed that the Israeli occupation forces committed atrocities during that period that included premeditated murders and widespread destruction and burning of homes and civilian buildings, as well as forcing families to migrate to the center and south of the Gaza Strip.
It said that the Israeli occupation army carried out field executions of entire families after raiding their homes. The Observatory also documented cases of torture and received testimonies about Israeli army forces carrying out widespread robberies and robberies.
The Observatory confirmed that the Israeli army destroyed the Patient’s Friends Hospital for the second time, after it had been restored about a month ago. The Israeli army also bombed Al-Salam Clinic, the only health center in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
In addition to destroying and burning many homes, the Israeli army also caused widespread destruction to schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the vicinity of the “Industry” area.
Rescue crews are facing difficulties in extracting victims from under the rubble of homes and buildings targeted by Israeli bombing, as a result of the lack of necessary equipment.
The Euro-Mediterranean Monitor called on all countries to “assume their international responsibilities to stop the crime of genocide and protect civilians in the Gaza Strip, impose effective sanctions on Israel, and stop all forms of political, financial and military support and cooperation provided to it, including immediately stopping arms transfers to it, including Export licenses and military aid, otherwise these countries would be complicit and complicit in the crimes committed in the Gaza Strip, including the crime of genocide.”
It called for "a comprehensive and impartial international investigation into the serious crimes and violations against the population of the Gaza Strip and their property by the Israeli army forces, which constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity that are fully fledged and self-contained."
The Observatory urged the International Criminal Court to expedite the issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and to expand the scope of investigation into individual criminal responsibility for crimes committed in the Gaza Strip to include all those responsible for them, issue arrest warrants against them, hold them accountable, and confess. Dealing with the crimes committed by Israel as a crime of genocide.
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Human Rights Observatory: The Israeli army committed horrific atrocities west of Gaza City