Palestinian Factions Committed 'War Crimes' in Gaza Conflict, Says Amnesty
Palestinian militants committed direct and indiscriminate killings of civilians in the Gaza conflict last summer in acts that “amount to war crimes”, according to a new report from human rights group Amnesty International published today.
The report, entitled "Unlawful and deadly: Rocket and mortar attacks by Palestinian armed groups during the 2014 Gaza/Israel conflict", states that armed groups in the enclave—such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad—disregarded the lives of civilians in both Israel and the Gaza Strip in its fire of rockets and mortars.
“Palestinian armed groups, including the armed wing of Hamas, repeatedly launched unlawful attacks during the conflict killing six and injuring civilians,” said Philip Luther, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International. “In launching these attacks, they displayed a flagrant disregard for international humanitarian law and for the consequences of their violations on civilians in both Israel and the Gaza Strip.”
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