UN says Israel may be committing war crimes
The United Nations says Friday it is concerned that war crimes were being committed in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“We are concerned that war crimes are being committed. We are concerned about the collective punishment of Gazans in response to the atrocious attacks by Hamas, which also amounted to war crimes,” UN Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani tells a press conference in Geneva.
The UN’s OHCHR previously said it was launching an inquiry into possible war crimes since October 7, including Hamas’s assault on southern Israel, in which the group killed some 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped at least 233 others, as well as Israel’s response, which has included a punishing air campaign on Gaza as it seeks to topple Hamas.
