The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Professor Richard Falk, in presenting his report to the 10th session of the Human Rights Council has found that the Israeli use of force against the Palestinians was “not legally justified given the circumstances and diplomatic alternatives available, and was potentially a crime against peace”.
Moreover, the Gaza blockade, targeting of civilians and barring civilian movement out of the war zone were severe violations of the 4th Geneva Convention 1949 on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and were likely to be war crimes or even crimes against humanity. Falk has also called for an independent experts group to probe possible war crimes committed by both Israeli forces and Hamas and suggested the establishment of an ad hoc criminal tribunal by the Security Council to enforce the requirements of justice.
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