NY Times: Photos indicate IDF has damaged, destroyed cemeteries in Gaza

The New York Times says the IDF appears to have damaged or destroyed six cemeteries in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, citing analysis of satellite photography.

It says that at least in some cases the locations have been razed and converted into bases of operations, with armored vehicles and fortifications.

It notes that international law views destruction of religious locations as possible war crimes if the action is not a necessity.

The military does not provide the paper with a response to the allegations.

Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed at least six cemeteries in the Gaza Strip, satellite imagery and video shows. The laws of armed conflict consider the intentional destruction of religious sites without military necessity a possible war crime. https://t.co/JmrYQTLUW4

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 15, 2023