Israeli strikes on Gaza towers may amount to war crimes, HRW says

During the 11-day conflict with Hamas, Israeli airstrikes destroyed five high-rise towers in Gaza City that the Israeli military said were used by the militants.
A picture shows Gaza City and its Mediterranean Sea coastline, on July 27, 2021.
A picture shows Gaza City and its Mediterranean Sea coastline, on July 27, 2021. Human Rights Watch said today that both Israel and Gaza's Islamist rulers, Hamas, probably committed war crimes during their latest war in May. The 11-day conflict saw Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza fire thousands of rockets at Israel, which retaliated with hundreds of deadly airstrikes. - SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli airstrikes that targeted high-rise buildings in the Gaza Strip violated the laws of war and may constitute war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.

Between May 11-15, strikes hit the Hanadi, al-Jawhara, al-Shorouk and al-Jalaa towers in Gaza City’s densely populated neighborhood of al-Rimal. The Israeli military issued warnings beforehand, giving each of the buildings’ tenants time to evacuate.

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