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UN aid agency says Israeli actions in Gaza resemble ‘atrocity crimes’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli actions in Gaza, including strikes on populated areas in which civilians have been killed, “bear the hallmarks” of atrocities, the United Nations’ aid agency says.
“There is a callous disregard for human life and dignity. The acts of war that we see bear the hallmarks of atrocity crimes,” Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the OCHA aid agency, says in Geneva.
Israel insists that it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and accuses Hamas of putting civilians in harm’s way by fighting from civilian areas, including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.
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