US EditionHRW Says Israel's 'Ethnic Cleansing' of West Bank Refugee Camps Amounts to War Crimes - News From Antiwar.com
Operation Iron Wall displaced 32,000 Palestinians, destroyed 850 buildings, and may constitute ethnic cleansing, Human Rights Watch says.
- Israel launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January 2025, targeting Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps and displacing 32,000 Palestinians while destroying homes and civilian infrastructure.
- Two days after a Gaza ceasefire, Israeli officials say the operations aim to 'reshape and stabilise' the area, while Human Rights Watch alleges the campaign is organized for ethnic cleansing.
- Witnesses and reports detail how forces stormed homes, ransacked possessions, interrogated civilians, issued evacuation orders via drones, demolished more than 850 buildings, and provided no shelter or evacuation routes, breaching Fourth Geneva Convention Articles 49 and 147.
- IOF actions have barred residents from returning, making this the largest West Bank forced displacement since 1967, while camp closures block UNRWA schools and Médicins Sans Frontières report worsening health and fatalities including Rahaf al-Ashqar.
- Human Rights Watch is urging investigations and sanctions while satellite analysis by Human Rights Watch and the United Nations Satellite Centre confirms widespread destruction and record highs in administrative detentions.
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Out for blood: Israel ramps-up sweeping military assault on West Bank refugee camps
The Israeli occupation launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January 2025. It targeted West Bank refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams, displacing 32,000 Palestinians and obliterating homes and civilian infrastructure. Israel continues to deny displaced populations the right of return, making this the largest West Bank forced displacement since 1967. Operation Iron Wall: Israel’s goes after refugee camps A new Human Rights Watch report, d…
The Forced Expulsion of Palestinians From Refugee Camps in the West Bank Is a War Crime, Alleges Hrw
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, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged. 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 Israeli war in Gaza, an…
The Forced Expulsion of Palestinians From Refugee Camps in the West Bank Is a War Crime, Alleges Hrw
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that 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.
The Forced Expulsion of Palestinians From Refugee Camps in the West Bank Is a War Crime, Alleges Hrw
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…
The Forced Expulsion of Palestinians From Refugee Camps in the West Bank Is a War Crime, Alleges Hrw
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…
The Forced Expulsion of Palestinians From Refugee Camps in the West Bank Is a War Crime, Alleges Hrw
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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