Four UN human rights experts condemned this Monday “location(systematic destruction of houses and other civilian infrastructure) what is Israel doing in Gazafor which, according to them, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are used.
These practices suggest: “unprecedented damage in terms of civilian casualties and destruction of houses, vital services and infrastructure,” experts, including UN Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, stressed in a statement.
“After six months of military offensive, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and homes in the Gaza Strip, measured as a percentage of the total, “This is the longest experience of any conflict in living memory.”– said the experts.
According to the signatories, this “pre-murder” is a crime that may be seen as anti-humanity or even an indication of genocideas already condemned in Albanese’s recent report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.
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“At a time when senior Israeli officials are uniting their voices to call on Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip or return to settler settlements (…), there is no doubt that Israel’s goals go far beyond a simple military victory over Hamas“, the message says.
“We are particularly concerned about the alleged use of AI to attack the homes of the families of suspected Hamas members. especially at night when they are sleeping“, the experts emphasized.
UN Rapporteurs on living place (Balakrishnan Rajagopal), on violence against women and girlsReem Alsalem) and about Right to food (Michael Fakhri).
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Another practice identified as disturbing is bombing of large residential areas and public buildings, especially in the first weeks of the conflict, “with the obvious intention of intimidating the population and increasing pressure on Hamas.”
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Between Between 60 and 70 percent of homes in the Gaza Strip are damaged or destroyed. over six months of attacks, this percentage increases to 84 percent in the north from the Palestinian strip, they recalled.
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Given the scale of destruction, experts emphasize that reconstruction of Gaza is essential, something for which Israel, the occupying Power, bears primary responsibility, “together with countries that offer military, material and political support”the speakers emphasized.