Israeli forces may have violated fundamental principles of the laws of war on repeated occasions and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in their Gaza military campaign, the UN human rights office said Wednesday. The same office said last week that the killing of civilians during an Israeli operation to free four hostages could amount to war crimes, but so might Palestinian militants' holding of captives in densely populated areas. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Israeli forces may have violated fundamental principles of the laws of war on repeated occasions and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in their Gaza military campaign, the UN human rights office said Wednesday. The same office said last week that the killing of civilians during an Israeli operation to free four hostages could amount to war crimes, but so might Palestinian militants' holding of captives in densely populated areas. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
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