HRW seeks war crime probe after 'Israel' killed 4 civilians in Ainata
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Human rights investigators and Samir Ayoub, the uncle of girls killed by "Israel" in Ainata, are compiling evidence to push for separate criminal inquiries into what they believe was a war crime.
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Samir Ayoub, the uncle of the three children who were killed by an Israeli airstrike, puts flowers and a burned book on their car in Ainata, South Lebanon on November 6, 2023. (AP)
After "Israel" killed a grandmother and her four grandchildren on November 5, the children's uncle Samir Ayoub formed a shrine made of flowers, pieces of shrapnel, and burned school books, according to Sky News.
Israeli occupation forces targeted a civilian car on Lebanese territory using precision munition, claiming the lives of three children and their grandmother and putting their mother in the hospital with serious injuries.
The three sisters, Rimas (14), Taleen (12), and Layan (10), were known for their love, happiness, and aspirations.
Ayoub expressed that he kept the pieces of shrapnel from the vehicle due to them containing pieces of DNA that international courts could use to seek retribution for what the Israelis caused.
Ayoub wants the International Criminal Court to conduct an investigation and is pushing European countries to assist to bring "Israel" to justice.
No evidence of military target nearby
Human rights investigators are also compiling evidence to push for a separate criminal inquiry into what they believe was a war crime.
Ramzi Kaiss of Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Lebanon has stated that the organization found "no evidence of any military target nearby," contrary to Israeli claims.
Kaiss explained that the strike was unlawful due to it violating the obligation that "all parties should have to protect non-combatants."
To no one's surprise, Israeli media immediately announced that the IOF "bombed fighters who wanted to target a settlement with missiles," in a flagrant lie and attack against civilians.
Sky News reported that the IOF explained it had hit a "suspicious vehicle" that contained "several terrorists", admitting that they were now looking into whether some "uninvolved civilians" were in the vehicle.
HRW insists that if the IOF had any doubt about who was in the vehicle, the attack should not have happened. The organization is now appealing for international engagement and pressure to guarantee that humanitarian law is followed.
The organization insists that under humanitarian law, if there is any doubt, no attack should have been carried out and there needs to be evidence the target presents imminent danger.
Kaiss explained that "'Israel' failed to conduct credible investigations and hold individuals accountable for war crimes or other violations so 'Israel's' allies UK and US and others should press for accountability on this apparent war crime."
