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War Crimes In The Israel–Hamas War
Since the start of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, the UN Human Rights Council has identified "clear evidence" of war crimes by both Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces. 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 targeted civilians must be held accountable". On 27 October, a spokesperson for the OHCHR called for an independent court to review potential war crimes committed by both sides. On 29 December, South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, alleging that Israel's conduct amounted to genocide. The International Criminal Court confirmed that its mandate to investigate alleged war crimes committed since June 2014 in the State of Palestine extends to the current conflict. On 20 May 2024, the Chief Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan announced his int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Music Festival Massacre
On 7 October 2023, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist political organization Hamas, initiated a October 7 attacks, sudden attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. As part of the attack, 378 individuals (344 civilians and 34 security personnel) were killed and many more wounded at the Supernova Sukkot Gathering, an open-air music festival during the Jewish holidays, Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret near kibbutz Re'im. Hamas also took Gaza war hostage crisis, 44 people hostage, and men and women were reportedly subject to Sexual and gender-based violence in the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel, sexual and gender-based violence. Some 20 of the attackers were also killed by Israeli security forces in the area of the festival. This attack had the largest number of casualties out of a number of massacres targeting Israeli civilians in villages adjacent to the Gaza Strip, that occurred as part of the 7 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
