Israel’s “drastic” expansion of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the displacement of its own civilian population “amounts to a war crime under international law”, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said in a report published Friday. The UN human rights office also warned that an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza should not be allowed to happen because it would cause a massive loss of human lives. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel’s “drastic” expansion of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the displacement of its own civilian population “amounts to a war crime under international law”, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said in a report published Friday. The UN human rights office also warned that an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza should not be allowed to happen because it would cause a massive loss of human lives. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
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