The widespread bombardments of the Habitations and civil infrastructure of the Gaza Strip and the blind shots of Hamas Roquettes constitute “war crimes”, said the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to suitable housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
“Leading hostilities knowing that they will systematically destroy and damage civilian dwellings and infrastructure, making an entire city-like the city of Gaza-uninhabitable for civilians, is a war crime,” he said. When such acts are “directed against a civilian population, they also constitute crimes against humanity”.
For the past month, Israeli raids have destroyed or damaged 45 % of residential buildings in the Palestinian territory and led to a “enormous cost in human lives”, said Rajagopal in a statement.
