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Israel may have committed war crimes in expelling West Bank refugees, human rights group alleges
Human Rights Watch accuses Israeli forces of forcibly displacing 32,000 Palestinians from West Bank refugee camps and destroying over 850 homes, calling for war crimes investigations.
- Earlier this year, Human Rights Watch said Israel's forced displacement of 32,000 Palestinians from Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- The IDF said Operation Iron Wall aimed to remove `terrorist elements` and secure Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, beginning January 21, 2025, HRW reported.
- After loudspeaker orders, soldiers stormed homes with Apache helicopters, drones, bulldozers, and armoured vehicles, HRW found over 850 structures damaged or destroyed.
- It called for ICC probes and targeted sanctions, urging investigations of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, and Gen. Eyal Zamir.
- While global focus was on Gaza, HRW said UNRWA camps from the 1950s housed refugees from the 1948 exodus, with residents barred from returning, Melina Ansari stated, `'Ten months after their displacement, none of the family residents have been able to go back to their homes.
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN The forced expulsion of tens of thousands of Palestinians from refugee camps in the occupied West Bank earlier this year amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, has claimed Human Rights Watch (HRW). According to a 105-page report published by the non-profit organization, 32,000 Palestinians were expelled by Israeli forces from three camps in January and February, while international attention was focused on the Is…
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