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UN report accuses Israel of ‘deliberate war crimes’ against Gaza’s healthcare system
Navi Pillay, a member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory, says an independent investigation found Israel is carrying out a “concerted policy” to destroy Gaza’s health system.
“This is just not reporting what we see on social media, but a very carefully fact-checked account of the destruction of hospitals, the deliberate targeting of doctors,” Pillay told Al Jazeera.
“It’s also the first United Nations report that … drew the conclusion there is the deliberate targeting of healthcare workers, the healthcare system in itself – which is a crime, a war crime.”
Israel makes it difficult to probe its deadly attacks by denying entry to independent investigators, Pillay added.
The report, delivered on Wednesday, concluded: “Israel has perpetrated a concerted policy to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system as part of a broader assault on the Strip, committing war crimes and a crime against humanity of extermination with relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities.”
US weaponry to Israel continues despite civilian carnage
In August, the United States approved another $20bn in weapons transfers to Israel despite concerns that Israeli forces are routinely violating international law in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Al Jazeera’s Defence Editor Alex Gatopolous takes a closer look at the arms the US unconditionally provides to Israel.
Bill Clinton criticised for saying Israel ‘forced’ to kill Gaza civilians
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/31/bill-clinton-criticised-for-saying-israel-forced-to-kill-gaza-civilians
Former United States President Bill Clinton is facing backlash from US Muslim and Arab Americans after saying Israel has been “forced” to kill civilians in Gaza and suggesting Israel was in the Holy Land “first” before the Palestinians.
Clinton said he understands people’s concerns about the bloodshed in Gaza, but said Israel has no choice but to inflict large civilian losses, even as it is accused of genocide in the International Court of Justice.
Err, the Natufians were first in the area. Jericho was founded 9,600 BC, Jerusalem 3,000 BC. The Israelites invaded in 1,290 BC, led by Moses across the Red Sea into then called Canaan. The Philistines (Hebrew word for invaders) came from Crete in the 12th century BC, shortly after the Israelites. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/03/738586883/dna-study-reveals-philistines-were-originally-from-europe.
However Palestinians have older, Natufian DNA: More recent studies since 2017[32][33] have found that Palestinians, and other Levantine people, are primarily descended from ancient Levantines present in what is today Israel and Palestine, dating back at least 3700 years.[34] According to Marc Heber et al, all modern Levantine Arabs descend from Canaanite-like ancestors, whereas later migrations impact on their population ancestry was slight.[35]
So no, Palestinians were in the 'holy land' before Israelites.
Not to take away from the outrageous statement Israel is forced to commit genocide....
