Israel accused of crimes against humanity: HRW

REPORT | Massive forced displacement of civilians in Gaza; infrastructure being built for prolonged military presence

Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the "deliberate and massive forced displacement" of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), which says the policy amounts to crimes against humanity, the Guardian reported. The US-based group added it had collected evidence that suggested "the war crime of forcible transfer (of the civilian population)", describing it as "a grave breach of the Geneva conventions and a crime under the Rome statute of the international criminal court".