Amnesty International says forcibly moving Palestinians to south of Gaza would be a 'war crime'

The forcible displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip constitutes a crime against humanity, Amnesty International said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Any move by Israel to displace Palestinians to the south of the Gaza Strip and confine them into so-called “closed bubbles” or continue to impose inhumane conditions of life to push Palestinians out of Gaza, would amount to the war crime of unlawful transfer or deportation. If these actions are committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against the civilian population, they would also constitute crimes against humanity,” Amnesty International said in a press statement.

The human rights organisation added that “Israel has continued to commit genocidal acts, fully aware of the irreversible harm being inflicted on Palestinians in Gaza”.