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"Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced a controversial plan to
move up to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a designated “humanitarian area”
on the ruins of the southern city of Rafah.
Access to the camp would be through strict security screening to ensure
entrants were not Hamas operatives. Once inside, the perimeter would be sealed
off by the Israeli military. Palestinians would not be allowed to leave.
Eventually the camp would house the entire 2.1 million population of Gaza.
Camp construction would begin during the proposed 60-day ceasefire being
negotiated by Israel and Hamas."
"The plan is illegal, inhumane and risks worsening the humanitarian crisis in
Gaza.
The forced displacement and containment of any civilian population in an
occupied territory is a violation of international humanitarian law.
Done on this scale [it] would constitute a war crime and a crime against
humanity under the Rome Statute.
The UN Security Council, UN General Assembly and UN Commission on Human Rights
have all condemned instances of forced transfer in armed conflicts.
So too, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent,
which have stressed the fundamental prohibition of forced displacement of a
civilian population and the need for all parties to respect this prohibition."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
