The United Nations and a leading human rights group say Israel has
violated international law by destroying Palestinian homes in the Gaza
Strip.In a report Monday, Human Rights Watch says the evidence strongly
suggests that Israel has exaggerated threats to justify demolitions in
southern Gaza. The New York-based Human Rights Watch says Israel's Army
has demolished the homes of 16,000 Palestinians in the Gaza town of
Rafah over the past four years. The head of the U.N. agency for
Palestinian refugees says much of the recent destruction in northern
Gaza is a "gross violation" of international humanitarian law. Israel
says demolitions in southern Gaza disrupt arms smuggling and operations
in northern Gaza stop rocket fire into Israel. The Gaza offensive that
ended Friday led to the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians and three
Israelis. Monday, Israeli troops shot and killed four Palestinian men
in separate incidents in and around the northern Gaza Strip [more ] and [more ]
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