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Hamas war crimes are the violations of international criminal law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, which the Islamist Nationalist organization Hamas and its paramilitary wing, the al-Qassam Brigades have been accused of committing. These have included murder, intentional targeting of civilians, killing prisoners of war and ...
Main article: Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Several experts in international law and genocide studies characterized Hamas' assault as genocide. [683] [684] [685] Legal and genocide experts have condemned the attack, during which 1,139 people were killed, including 695 Israeli civilians.
Palestinians (Gaza Strip, West Bank) During the Israel–Hamas war, the systematic torture of Palestinians by Israel was reported by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and several Israeli nonprofit organizations. Israel was accused of sexual violence against both male and female Palestinian detainees, as well as ...
Israeli and Palestinian deaths preceding the war before the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. Most were civilians. In 1967, following the Six-Day War fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan), Israel occupied the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip which had formerly been occupied by Egypt.
People who get their news primarily from mainstream TV and cable channels "are more supportive of Israel's war effort, less likely to think Israel is committing war crimes", wrote Ryan Grim, a journalist at the progressive publication The Intercept. But Americans who rely on social media, podcasts and YouTube are generally on the side of the ...
Effects of the Israel–Hamas war. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 7 June 2023. The outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war led to an increased dislike of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government from Israeli citizens due to a perceived failure of ...
The court's prosecutor, Karim Khan, accused Netanyahu, Gallant, and three Hamas leaders — Yehya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh — of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders condemned the move as disgraceful and antisemitic.
Casualties. As of 21 May 2024, over 37,000 people (35,562 Palestinian [10] and 1,478 Israeli [22] have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 105 journalists (100 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese) [23] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers, including 179 employees of UNRWA. [24] The vast majority of casualties have ...