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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Barbara Bibbo

UN experts say mass eviction of Palestinians a possible war crime

About 1,200 Palestinian residents, including 500 children, face the imminent risk of forcible transfers from their land, which Israel plans to use as a military training site [File: Nasser Nasser/AP]

Geneva, Switzerland – Israel’s decision to evict approximately 1,200 Palestinians from their homes in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank may amount to a war crime, UN human rights experts said.

The decision to forcibly transfer the Palestinian residents is a serious breach of international humanitarian and human rights laws, and an independent and impartial investigation into the matter should be established, the experts said.

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