Israel's destruction of four high-rise buildings in the course of its offensive on Gaza in May apparently violated international laws of war, Human Rights Watch says
Israeli airstrikes that demolished four high-rise buildings in the Gaza Strip during its offensive in May apparently violated international laws of war, a leading international human rights group said, calling on the Israeli military to produce evidence justifying the attacks.
“The Israeli military should publicly produce the evidence that it says it relies on to carry out these attacks.”It has previously accused Israel of apparent war crimes for attacks that it said had no clear military targets but killed dozens of civilians.Israel's controversial wartime tactics The United Nations reported that Israel killed 260 people in Gaza, at least 129 of them civilians, including 66 children.
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