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Palestinian Territories - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said that the horrific massacre committed by the Israeli army against displaced persons in dilapidated tents in the area it declared a humanitarian zone in Mawasi Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, is further evidence that the international silence on the genocide committed against Palestinians for 11 months, and the failure to take appropriate stances regarding these mass killings, encourages Israel to commit further such crimes.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor explained that its initial investigations revealed that Israeli warplanes dropped three US-made MK-84 bombs, after midnight on Tuesday, September 10, on a gathering of displaced persons' tents in the Mawasi Khan Yunis area, while they were sleeping. The bombs created three craters several meters deep and in diameter, burying approximately 20 tents with the families inside.
Even if the allegations of the presence of members of armed factions in the area are true, the use of multiple bombs with high destructive power and their dropping in an area densely populated with displaced persons cannot be justified in any way.
He pointed out that the area where the displaced persons' tents were located is sand dunes, and therefore many of the tents, including entire families inside, were buried under the sand.
He stated that the initial death toll exceeded 60 people, between dead and wounded. He emphasized that the use of this type of American bomb with its wide destructive effect in an area densely populated with tents and displaced persons indicates the Israeli army's intent to kill the largest possible number of civilians, noting that no evacuation warnings preceded the bombing.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor warned that this massacre comes a month after the bloody massacre committed by the Israeli army when it bombed the "Al-Tabi'in" school in Gaza City, killing more than 100 Palestinians.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor emphasized that even if the allegations of the presence of members of armed factions in the area are true, the use of several highly destructive bombs, dropping them in one of the most densely populated areas for displaced civilians in the Gaza Strip, and committing a massacre against sleeping civilians cannot be justified under any circumstances.
It pointed out that Israel remains bound at all times by the rules of international humanitarian law, particularly the principles of distinction, proportionality, military necessity, taking necessary precautions, and the obligation to protect civilians. This includes choosing the method of military operations and the type of weapons used to minimize civilian casualties.
It emphasized that the silence and disregard surrounding such unprecedented massacres in the history of warfare, as they explicitly and repeatedly target civilians, is shameful and disgraceful, and constitutes a green light for Israel to continue committing them as part of a clear approach to the mass killing and elimination of Palestinians.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor asserted that the United States is complicit in this crime, as it supplies the Israeli army with weapons and destructive bombs despite knowing that they are used to kill hundreds of civilians each time.
It explained that the Israeli methodology of killing indicates a clear policy aimed at eliminating Palestinian civilians everywhere in the Gaza Strip, spreading fear among them, depriving them of shelter or stability, forcing them to flee repeatedly, destroying them, and subjecting them to deadly living conditions. This is in addition to the continued bombing throughout the Strip, targeting areas declared as humanitarian zones, and focusing on targeting shelters, including those located in schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor emphasized that civilians in the Gaza Strip are paying the price for Israeli military attacks that grossly violate the rules of international humanitarian law, particularly the principles of distinction, proportionality, and military necessity.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reiterated its call for all states to assume their international responsibilities by halting the genocide and all serious crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, protecting civilians there, ensuring Israel's compliance with international law and the decisions of the International Court of Justice, imposing effective sanctions, and halting all forms of political, financial, and military support and cooperation provided to it. This includes immediately halting arms sales, exports, and transfers to Israel, including export licenses and military aid, and ensuring accountability for its crimes against the Palestinians.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called for accountability and holding accountable states complicit and complicit with Israel in committing these crimes, most notably the United States and other states that provide Israel with any form of support or assistance related to the commission of these crimes, including providing aid and engaging in contractual relations in the military, intelligence, political, legal, financial, media, and other areas that contribute to the continuation of these crimes.