The U.N. has denounced that Israel is “destroying all buildings.” Ribbon which are within one kilometer of the fence separating this area from this Israel and that the aim of this action would be to clear the area to create a buffer zone (or security zone), which could constitute a war crime.
“This level of destruction cannot be justified by any military imperative.”
In a statement, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said, Volker Turkhas said that this level of destruction, with the alleged purpose of creating a security space for Israel, cannot be justified by military coercion and could constitute a war crime.
“Large destruction of property not justified by military purposes and carried out illegally and intentionally constitutes a serious violation of the law Fourth Geneva Convention and a war crime,” he said.
“Since October (when the war in Gaza between Israel and the Islamist group Palestinian Hamas), my office recorded widespread destruction and destruction by the Defense Forces Israeli civil and other infrastructure, including residential buildings, schools and universities in areas where there was none Battle or there was no more fighting,” he explained.
“Israel has given no clear reasons for such extensive destruction Civil infrastructureTurk emphasized.
Reports of destruction in Beit Hanoun and Shujaiyeh
Specifically, the UN agency has reports of destruction in 2019 Beit Hanun and in Shujaiyeh (both locations in the north of the Gaza Strip), in the Nureirat refugee camp, in the central area of the enclave, and in the city of Khan Younis, in the south, in recent weeks.
In Türk’s reading, such a level of destruction has not only caused massive shifts of the population, but would ultimately seek to make their return impossible once hostilities have ended, which would be a different case war crimes.