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Israeli killings of Gaza civilians during raid may be war crimes: UN

Palestinians walk in rubble after operations by the Israeli military in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 8, 2024, which killed at least 274 Palestinians as Israel rescued four captives [Eyad Baba/AFP]

The United Nations human rights office says war crimes may have been committed by both Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups during an Israeli raid on Nuseirat in central Gaza last week.

At least 274 people were killed during the raid on Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials, as Israeli forces rescued four captives held in Gaza for more than eight months.

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