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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed by the Israeli bombardment of Maghazi in the Gaza Strip, during their funeral at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, November 14, 2024

HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW) today accused Israel of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

The New York-based international rights group alleges in a new report released today that Israel is also guilty of massive forced displacements that amount to ethnic cleansing.

HRW said that people have been killed while evacuating under Israeli orders and in Israeli-designated humanitarian zones, where hundreds of thousands are crammed into squalid tent camps.

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