Hamas: Netanyahu lying about Gaza civilian deaths to deceive public
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Hamas has slammed Netanyahu's claims about the number of civilians killed by "Israel" in Gaza, saying they are made to deceive the global populace.
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A Palestinian woman takes a last look at a loved one killed by Israeli bombardment, before his burial in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, June 21, 2024. (AP)
Hamas affirmed that [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu's claim that the ratio of civilian to combatant deaths in Gaza is one-to-one is a lie and an erosion of global public opinion.
In a statement, the Resistance movement stressed that the allegations are a continuation of the blatant deception that seeks to cover up the war crimes and genocide committed by the occupation army that are unprecedented in modern history.
The movement mentioned the daily reports published by the Health Ministry in Gaza and other documentation that prove that the vast majority of victims in the Gaza Strip were civilians, especially women and children, who were killed in reckless Israeli bombardments on their homes, hospitals, shelters, and more locations the occupation claimed were safe zones.
This comes after Netanyahu claimed, in a televised interview, that the ratio of civilian deaths in Gaza was one-to-one to that of Resistance fighters, which was the "minimum" in modern wars.
'Israel' might have violated laws of war in Gaza: OHCHR
"Israel" might have violated fundamental principles in the laws of war and failed to identify Palestinian civilians from Resistance fighters several times throughout the war in Gaza, the United Nations' Human Rights Office stated on Wednesday.
After examining a report investigating six Israeli strikes that killed a high number of Palestinians en-masse and caused heavy destruction of civilian infrastructure, the UN Human Rights Office found that Israeli occupation forces "may have systematically violated the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in attack."
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk further stated, "The requirement to select means and methods of warfare that avoid or at the very least minimize to every extent civilian harm appears to have been consistently violated in Israel's bombing campaign."
Last week, the Human Rights Office said the Israeli operation to retrieve four captives from the Nuseirat refugee camp, which caused at least 274 deaths among Palestinians, including women and children, could amount to war crimes.
