US lawmaker urges ‘accountability for war crimes committed’
Democratic Congresswoman Summer Lee has hailed the Gaza ceasefire as “a critical step to ending the genocide, surging aid, and reuniting Palestinian and Israeli families”.
“We owe it to every Palestinian killed, every home and hospital destroyed, to demand accountability for the war crimes committed, and we must keep pushing for an end to the occupation,” she wrote on X.
Recent public opinion polls in the US show a majority of Americans believe Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, while a large proportion also said Israel is carrying out a genocide against Palestinians in the enclave.
Despite that, Washington has continued to provide billions of dollars in military aid to Israel.
Satellite images show widespread destruction of Gaza cities
This handout satellite image, courtesy of Vantor, shows a view of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Friday
Rafah, near Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, also has been a frequent target of Israel’s bombardment
Israel failed to achieve goal of ‘ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from all of Gaza’
That’s according to Forensic Architecture, a research group at Goldsmiths, University of London, that has documented the devastation of Israel’s two-year assault on Gaza.
“Israel has successively occupied North Gaza, Rafah, and Khan Younis, sealing them off, and razing them to the ground,” the group said in a post.
“Any ceasefire must protect what remains of Gaza City, and dismantle the military corridors so that Palestinians can return to their land. Without support for Palestinian-led reconstruction, the genocide will continue.”
The world has witnessed two years of Israeli genocide: countless massacres, widespread displacement, engineered famine, and the annihilation of civic infrastructure. Israel has successively occupied North Gaza, Rafah, and Khan Younis, sealing them off, and razing them to the… pic.twitter.com/3HZuwZ5kXj
— Forensic Architecture (@ForensicArchi) October 10, 2025
