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Following up on a previous post, the Guardian newspaper, in an explosive article, has compiled “detailed evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Israel during the 23-day offensive in the Gaza Strip earlier this year, involving the use of Palestinian children as human shields and the targeting of medics and hospitals”.

It also has produced 3 documentaries detailing their investigation. Be sure to watch them all:

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Part 1 deals with  deals with the allegations of using children as human shields by the Israeli army.

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Part 2 deals with the targeting of medics and medical facilities. According to the World Health Organization, more than half of Gaza’s 27 hospitals and 44 clinics were damaged by Israeli bombs.

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Part 3 deals with drones targeting civilians.

In a report from March 23, Physicians for Human Rights Israel mentions:

there was “certainty” that Israel violated international humanitarian law during the three-week war in January, with attacks on medics, damage to medical buildings, indiscriminate attacks on civilians and delays in medical treatment for the injured.

“We have noticed a stark decline in IDF morals concerning the Palestinian population of Gaza, which in reality amounts to a contempt for Palestinian lives,” said Dani Filc, chairman of Physicians for Human Rights Israel. The Guardian gathered testimony on missile attacks by Israeli drones against clearly distinguishable civilian targets. In one case a family of six was killed when a missile hit the courtyard of their house. Israel has not admitted using drones but experts say their optical equipment is good enough to identify individual items of clothing worn by targets. The Geneva convention makes it clear medical staff and hospitals are not legitimate targets and forbids involuntary human shields.“