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Lyndal Rowlands

Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime: HRW

Palestinians displaced from shelters in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoon cross the main Salah al-Din Street into the Jabalia refugee camp following Israeli army evacuation orders on Tuesday [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Israeli authorities have caused massive and deliberate forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, in what amounts to a war crime, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found.

The international human rights organisation analysed satellite imagery, Israeli forced evacuation orders and statements by senior Israeli officials to show that authorities in Israel are deliberately and permanently making returning to large areas of Gaza effectively impossible for the Palestinian population.

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