Yanis Varoufakis lists all int'l laws broken by 'Israel' since Oct. 7
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The former Greek Minister of Finance calls the condemnation list "a chapter-and-verse list of war crimes that Israel has committed since the Hamas Offensive of 7th October. "
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Yanis Varoufakis speaks during a press conference on May 29, 2019 in Athens. (AFP)
Former Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis has taken to his official website to provide what he calls "a 'chapter-and-verse’ list of war crimes that Israel has committed since the Hamas Offensive of 7th October. "
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court – Genocide
Article 6(c): Deliberately inflicting on a group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part
Imposition of a complete siege of the Gaza Strip, totally depriving Gazans of electricity, food, and fuel, and tightening even more the existing 16-year-old blockade thereof.
Article 25(3)(c): For the purpose of facilitating the commission of such a crime, aids, abets or otherwise assists in its commission or its attempted commission, including providing the means for its commission
"Israel" purchases 10,000 riffles for Israeli settlers.
Article 25(3)(e): Directly and publicly incites others to commit genocide
“We are fighting human animals, and we act accordingly," Israeli Security Minister Yoav Gallant.
War crimes – Grave breaches of the Wilful killings of the 1949 Geneva Conventions
Article 8(2)(a)(i): Wilfull killing
"Israel’s" targeting of the “Shaban family home, killing all six members, two parents and their children."
Since Saturday, more than 55 Palestinian families have been scrapped from official records, as they were massacred by the Israeli occupation.
Article 8(2)(a)(ii): Torture and inhuman treatment
Severe psychological suffering inflicted on Palestinians who, every night, without electricity, fear for their life as bombings continue
Former #Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis believes that the real criminals in the Israeli-#Palestinian war are #Europeans who remain silent about the prolonged attacks the Israeli occupation has launched against #Palestinians, calling this a "Crime against humanity."… pic.twitter.com/BKo1HPPrwL
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 9, 2023
Article 8(2)(a)(iii): Wilfully causing great suffering and serious injury to body and health
Combined effect of the partial blockade, the total block of Gaza, and the war on the mental health of children: “Children who survive wars do not emerge unscathed and can pay a high price psychologically, emotionally, or behaviourally”, including “symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma”.[6] These traumas can go as far as “lack of interest in everyday life” and “nightmares are frequently experienced," as well as bed-wetting. In 2022, concerns were raised about the ability of children to cope with this situation and the rising number of suicidal thoughts.
Read more: “I am too young to die”: Children in Gaza left traumatized
While these patterns have been noticed and documented after the May 2021 Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip but before the one that was launched on October 7, they are still relevant for the purpose of this material. Indeed, this attack is far more devastating than the precedent, as the number of Palestinians martyred so far nears 3,000.
Read more: Palestinian children, bank of targets in Israeli aggression on Gaza
Article 8(2)(a)(iv): Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly
From 7 to 12 October 2023, “Israeli raids have destroyed thousands of housing units, and private and public properties."
This is genocide and ethnic cleansing.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 14, 2023
This is what happening in #Gaza right now.#GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/1PAgIIRXKI
Article 8(2)(a)(vii): Unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement
423,00 Palestinians “forced to flee their homes in Gaza due to the continuous and heavy indiscriminate Israeli strikes." Subsequently, on October 13, 2023, "Israel" ordered the displacement of “1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza."
Read next: Israeli warplanes struck fleeing Palestinians after evacuation calls
Article 8(2)(b)(i)): Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities
Entire families were targeted and under the rubble: “[t]he Abou Dan family was holed up at home, in the Bureij camp in the center of the enclave. Everyone kept checking their phones to make sure that no message had been sent from the Israeli army telling them to evacuate their home."
“There was no warning shot, no text message, nothing. All of a sudden, a bomb fell, then two,” said Ahmed Abou Dan over the phone."
Watch some scenes of the search and rescue operations in #Gaza as #Palestinians attempt to save dozens of injured civilians trapped under the rubble of their homes and buildings totally demolished by Israelis.#Palestine#OperationAlAqsaFlood#طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/Bro8i9jmuT
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 9, 2023
Article 8(2)(b)(ii): Intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects, that is, objects which are not military objectives
Between October 11 midday and October 12 midday, “Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of airstrikes, destroying two houses in Beit Lahiya owned by the Nsair and Al-Bes families […]. They also targeted residential areas in Jabaliya, Al-Tawam, Al-Amoudi, and Al-Karama neighborhoods […].”
🔴 MέΡΑ25 και DiEM25: Ειρήνη τώρα! Άμεση έναρξη Ειρηνευτικής Διαδικασίας με τη σφραγίδα του ΟΗΕ, σε Γάζα και Ουκρανία ➤ https://t.co/54W6Xlr3aJ@DiEM_25 @varoufakis_gr #Ουκρανια #Παλαιστινη #Γαζα #Ισραηλ #Απαρτχαιτ #ΟΗΕ #Ειρηνη pic.twitter.com/8RGzkVCQlm
— ΜέΡΑ25 (@mera25_gr) October 9, 2023
Article 8(2)(b)(iii): Intentionally directing attacks against personnel, installations, material, units, or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, as long as they are entitled to the protection given to civilians or civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict
At least 12 UNRWA employees have been killed since the start of the aggression.
Article 8(2)(b)(iv): Intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects or widespread, long-term, and severe damage to the natural environment which would be clearly excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall military advantage anticipated
From October 11 midday to October 12 midday, Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of airstrikes, alongside “intense shelling by filed artillery and naval vessels in Gaza District, targeting residential neighborhoods," resulting in 78 Palestinians killed.
Article 8(2)(b)(ix): Intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science, or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals, and places where the sick and wounded are collected, provided they are not military objectives
“The Israeli bombardment has rendered the Beit Hanoun hospital inoperative and damaged al-Shifa hospital’s neonatal unit.”
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Article 8(2)(b)(xii): Declaring that no quarter will be given
“[a]ll the places where Hamas is deployed, hiding in and operating from […] we will turn them into rubble. I say to the residents of Gaza: Leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere."
Read next: 'Israel' gives ultimatum for evacuation, then intensifies bombing
Article 8(2)(b)(xiv): Intentionally directing attacks against buildings, material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law
“Israel" “directly targeted a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance in northern Gaza” on Wednesday, killing paramedics Khalil al-Sharif, Yasser al-Masri, and Ahmed Dahman.”
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Article 8(2)(b)(xviii): Employing asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and all analogous liquids, materials or devices
"Israel’s" use of white phosphorus on 10 and 11 October 2023
Article 8(2)(b)(xx): Employing weapons, projectiles material and methods of warfare which are of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering or which are inherently indiscriminate in violation of the international law of armed conflict, provided that such weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare are the subject of a comprehensive prohibition and are included in an annex to this Statute, by an amendment in accordance with the relevant provisions set forth in articles 121 and 123
Article 8(2)(b)(xxv): Intentionally using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival
“Imposing a total closure of the Strip amounts to a collective punishment of an unprecedented scale […]. All crossings between Gaza and Israel have been closed since Friday, 6 October. Since then, no people or goods have left or entered Gaza via Israel […].”
