Israel under Fire: UN Accuses of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity over School Attacks
International body imputes grave violations to Israel, alleging war crimes and atrocities against humanity.
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In a damning report, a UN-assigned investigative commission has leveled serious accusations against Israel for war crimes and crimes against humanity, specifically concerning attacks on schools and cultural sites in Gaza. The bombshell allegations were published on Tuesday. 💣
"Israel has laid waste to the education system in Gaza and destroyed over half of all religious and cultural sites," according to the three-person expert crew, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, tasked with probing violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Israel and the Palestinian territories. 😷
Attacking educational institutions constitutes war crimes, as doing so deliberately endangers the civilian population and civilian facilities like schools. 🎓
The commission also claimed that Israel's killing of civilians taking refuge in schools and religious sites in Gaza was an act of persecution, a heinous crime against humanity. The commission estimated that the destruction of cultural sites such as educational institutions doesn't constitute genocide on its own but suggests "genocidal intent" to eradicate a protected group. 🕎
Sources: ntv.de, AFP
📝 Enriching Details:
- War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity: The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has leveled accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Israel, alleging deliberate targeting of civilians, including through attacks on educational facilities that led to civilian casualties[1][2][3].
- Extermination of Palestinians: These attacks are viewed as an attempt at exterminating Palestinians, including the killing of civilians seeking shelter in schools and religious sites[2][3].
- Destruction of Infrastructure: The report highlights Israel's comprehensive destruction of the education system in Gaza and over half of all religious and cultural sites in the region[1][2][3].
- Genocidal Intent: The commission suggests that such actions may indicate a genocidal intent to destroy a protected group[2][3].
- Recommendations: The commission calls for an immediate halt to attacks on cultural, religious, and educational institutions; an end to Israel's unlawful occupation of Palestinian territories; the cessation of settlement activity; compliance with International Court of Justice orders; and the provision of urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza[2].
- Impact on Civilians: The report underscores the deplorable impact on civilians, with a focus on children living under constant fear, uncertainty, and subpar living conditions[3]. Commission Chair Navi Pillay stressed that children in Gaza have lost their childhood and called for an end to these intolerable conditions[3]. 🌈
The European Union, in its common policy on the environment, may express concern over the destruction of schools and cultural sites in Gaza, given the UN's accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity by Israel. Such actions, according to the UN commission, could indicate a genocidal intent towards a protected group, and the commission calls upon Israel to cease attacks on cultural, religious, and educational institutions.
