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France 24
France 24
World
Lara BULLENS

Experts say Hamas and Israel are breaking international law, but what does that mean?

Palestinians carrying their belongings flee to safer areas in Gaza City after Israeli air strikes, on October 13, 2023. © Mahmud Hams, AFP

Since the latest explosion of violence began on October 7, both Israel and Hamas have been accused of breaking international law. As the terms “genocide”, “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” are used to describe the deadly acts carried out by both sides, FRANCE 24 takes a look at what these terms mean.

It has been more than two weeks since the war between Hamas and Israel started, and the fog of war is showing no signs of thinning.

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