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War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war. Blood on a crib in a child's room after Hamas-led attacks in Israeli communities on 7 October 2023. Destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area in Gaza City on 9 October 2023.
Hamas gunman shooting at a civilian vehicle in Israel. On 9 October 2023 Human Rights Watch stated that Hamas's apparent targeting of civilians, indiscriminate attacks, and taking of hostages amounted to war crimes. On 10 October 2023 the OHCHR stated the taking of hostages and use of human shields were war crimes.
Both Israel and Hamas have been accused of attempted or imminent genocide, and several other war crimes. A UN Commission to the Israel–Palestine conflict stated that there is "clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed in the latest explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza, and all those who have violated international law and ...
Hamas has likewise accused the Israeli military — whose siege and bombardment of Gaza has killed 3,785 people as of Oct. 19, Palestinian officials said — of perpetrating war crimes.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday war crimes had been committed by both Israel and Hamas in the conflict that erupted just over a month ago. "The atrocities ...
By accusing the heads of Israel and Hamas of war crimes, the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor placed them among world leaders infamous for heinous acts against humanity. The chief ...
Since 7 October 2023, numerous violent incidents prompted by the Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing Israel–Hamas war have been reported worldwide. They have accompanied a sharp increase in global antisemitism and Islamophobia, as well as anti-Israeli sentiment and anti-Palestinian sentiment or broader anti-Arab sentiment. [1]
The latest war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7, when militants from Gaza crossed into Israel and killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 250 others hostage. Since then, Israel has waged a brutal campaign to dismantle Hamas in Gaza.