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Date: June 06, 2024 at 05:11:27
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Another horrific day in Gaza - UNRWA school turned shelter attacked |
URL: https://x.com/UNLazzarini/status/1798681289052283206 |
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Mehdi Hasan reposted
Philippe Lazzarini@UNLazzarini
Another horrific day in #Gaza. Another @UNRWAschool turned shelter
attacked. This time in Nuseirat, in the Middle Areas, hit overnight by the
Israeli Forces without prior warning to the displaced or @UNRWA. At least
35 people were killed and many more injured.
The school was sheltering 6,000 displaced people when it was hit.
Claims that armed groups may have been inside the shelter are shocking. We
are however unable to verify these claims.
Attacking, targeting or using UN buildings for military purposes are a blatant
disregard of International Humanitarian law. @UN staff, premises and
operations must be protected at all times.
Since the war in #Gaza began, over 180 @UNRWA buildings were hit and
more than 450 displaced people were killed as a result. @UNRWA
shares the coordinates of all its facilities (including this school) with the
Israeli Army and other parties to the conflict.
Targeting @UN premises or using them for military purposes cannot become
the new norm.
This must stop + all those responsible must be held accountable.
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Date: June 06, 2024 at 15:51:02
From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Hamas wages war from schools and hospitals |
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-un-school.html |
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"To support its contention the strike was on a military
target, the Israeli military released the names of nine
people killed in the attack that it said were
associated with Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Two of those
named were associated with Hamas and seven with Islamic
Jihad, according to the Israeli military. Admiral
Hagari said the military is working on identifying
others.
It is a crime under international law to intentionally
target civilians who are not participating in the
hostilities, but the rules do allow for “incidental”
and “involuntary” damage — including civilian deaths —
if they are deemed proportional, meaning that
incidental damage can’t be excessive compared to the
military advantage gained. It is a somewhat ambiguous
standard that is open to interpretation, however,
experts say.
The United Nations human rights office said in a
statement that the Israeli strike in Nuseirat “suggests
a failure” by the military to “ensure strict compliance
with international humanitarian law, particularly the
basic principles of distinction, proportionality and
precaution in attack.” The office added that even if
armed Palestinians were using the school as a base of
operations, as Israel claims, it would not “justify
violations of these principles.”
Admiral Hagari said Israeli forces had complied with
international law in carrying out the strike and
accused some media outlets of falling for Hamas
propaganda.
Reprising an argument Israel has used throughout the
war, Admiral Hagari accused Hamas of embedding its
fighters among civilians and using them as shields. He
said the militant’s strategy of hiding inside U.N.
facilities was itself a war crime.
“Hamas wages war from schools and hospitals,” he said.
“Hamas hopes the international law and public sympathy
will provide a shield for their military activities,
which is why they systematically operate from schools,
U.N. facilities, hospitals, and mosques.”
John F. Kirby, the United States National Security
Council coordinator, in an interview on CNN on
Thursday, said that Israel “absolutely” has a right to
target Hamas and that it is known that its fighters
“shelter in civilian facilities,” but noted that this
does not give Israel carte blanche. He said that the
U.S. is discussing the incident with Israeli
authorities and has not independently verified what
happened. “We are asking for more information, more
context,” Mr. Kirby said."
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