He political leader of the Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail HaniyehToday I sent a letter to the Secretary General UN, Antonio Guterresin which he stated that Israeli army attacks in the context of the war with Gaza militias “amounts to war crimes”.
“The head of the Hamas Politburo, Ismail Haniyeh, wrote a letter to the UN Secretary General to inform him of brutal crimes of the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip“The Palestinian group said in a statement.
“Haniyeh explained that Israeli atrocities They amount to war crimes and are flagrant violations of international law. and the Geneva Convention,” the text added.
Hamas leader who exiled for many years to Qataralso condemned the “terrible blockade” imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip, which prevented access to water, fuel, electricity and all types of goods and also vetoed the entry humanitarian material to an enclave from the border with Egypt.
Given this, Haniyeh “called on the UN Secretary-General to put pressure on the Israeli occupation to allow humanitarian aid arrives in Gaza“Hamas statement added.
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In recent days, numerous humanitarian organizations have said that Israel’s complete blockade of the Gaza Strip constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.
In addition, they warned that Israeli evacuation order population in the north of the enclave – where they live 1.1 million people– further aggravates the desperate situation of its residents.
This Saturday, despite Israel’s extension of the deadline for the resettlement of the population in southern Gaza, the explosions did not stop.
Just yesterday, three convoys of Palestinians leaving the northern enclave were the target of airstrikes, killing about 70 people, according to Gaza authorities.
The war between Israel and Gaza militias began on the 7th. Hamas surprise attack which killed at least 1,300 people in Israel.
Since then, there has been a fierce firefight involving launch of more than five thousand rockets militias and incessant Israeli bombing of the enclave, where more two thousand 200 deaths.
To these figures are added 1200 dead among Hamas militias killed in battles with security forces inside Israel, and some 150 people captured in Israel and taken to the Gaza Strip as hostages.