Amnesty Accuses Palestinians Of War Crimes

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 26 Maret 2015 | 23.31

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter

Amnesty International has accused Palestinian armed groups of carrying out "war crimes" during last summer's 50-day conflict in Gaza.

The report entitled Unlawful And Deadly condemned militants, including the armed wing of Hamas, for using "inherently indiscriminate" rockets and mortars to "kill or injure civilians".

"In launching these attacks, they displayed a flagrant disregard for international humanitarian law and for the consequences of their violations on civilians in both Israel and the Gaza Strip," said Amnesty International's Middle East Director Philip Luther.

"The devastating impact of Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians during the conflict is undeniable, but violations by one side in a conflict can never justify violations by their opponents", he added.

Citing UN data, the report claims 4,881 rockets and 1,753 mortars were fired towards Israel during the last conflict, with 243 intercepted by the Iron Dome defence system, and 31 landing inside Gaza.

 A total of 224 rockets and mortars hit residential areas in Israel.

Six Israeli civilians, including a four-year-old child, and 67 soldiers were killed.

UN figures say more than 2,250 Palestinians were killed, of which 1,585 were civilians, including 538 children.

An Amnesty report published last November accused Israel's military of displaying "callous indifference" to the need to avoid harm to civilians in Gaza.

But the latest publication claims Palestinian armed groups must also take some responsibility due to their decisions to operate in or near civilian areas.

"None of the violations by Palestinian armed groups absolved Israeli forces of their obligations under international humanitarian law," it said.

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