In a statement released yesterday, the Palestinian resistance movement said that Amnesty International’s report, ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza’, serves as a fresh appeal to the international community and the UN to act to stop this genocide.
The report highlights over 400 days of ongoing atrocities in Gaza and criticises the “disgraceful inaction” that has allowed such unprecedented crimes against Palestinians to continue.
Hamas pointed out that the report’s reference to “the involvement of the United States and other countries in the ongoing genocide in Gaza” further confirms their active participation in these actions and provides additional grounds for condemnation.
It called for an immediate review of US and other countries’ policies that favour “Zionist war criminals,” accusing them of flagrantly violating international laws and humanitarian principles.
The statement also urged an end to the supply of weapons to what it described as the “fascist occupation army,” which it holds responsible for targeting women, children and innocent civilians.
The movement appealed to international judicial bodies, particularly the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), to consider these recurring reports from global and UN organisations. It urged swift action to issue rulings that protect civilians, halt the ongoing genocide and hold the leaders of the Israeli occupation accountable for their crimes against humanity.
Implicating the West in Israel’s genocide, Amnesty’s report says: “Israel’s main suppliers, particularly the USA and Germany, continued to arm Israel with weapons, despite evidence that US-made weapons had been used by Israel in serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.”
It went on to highlight how they also rejected and attacked efforts by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and International Criminal Court (ICC) to look into the actions of Israel and its leaders.
It warned: “States that continue to transfer arms to Israel at this time must know they are violating their obligation to prevent genocide and are at risk of becoming complicit in genocide.”
6 December 2024
Source: middleeastmonitor.com