The first estimates of the damage incurred by the Israeli raids on Gaza until the evening of 13 Nov. (with the announcement of a cease-fire agreement at 6:00 pm) indicate the destruction of nine civilian buildings including 80 housing units and offices (affected by direct or indirect targeting) thus resulting in the displacement of 100 Gazan families from their homes Euro-Med Monitor reported.
In addition the Israeli airstrikes resulted in dozens of shops being partially destroyed as well as a gym and a language center located within the Yaziji building which was turned into ruins it added in a report.
All parties must adhere to the rules of international humanitarian law and must avoid committing war crimes added the nonprofit human rights organization reminding that the International Criminal Court extends its jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories.
Euro-Med Monitor condemned Israel’s targeting of the headquarters of the Al-Aqsa TV channel and a building belonging to the media network in Hayy al-Nasr west of Gaza City.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor calls on the United Nations and the UN’s commission of inquiry to send a field mission to the Gaza Strip to monitor the incidents and violations closely and to pressure the Israeli authorities to stop their operations against the Gaza Strip and to lift the blockade.
