GAZA, (PIC)
The Hamas Movement has accused Israel of committing “heinous abuses” in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City.
“The atrocities revealed after the terrorist occupation army’s withdrawal from Tal al-Hawa in southwest Gaza City, after days of incursion and intense bombing that targeted all aspects of life, are war crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing,” Hamas said in a statement issued on Friday evening.
Hamas called on the UN and international community, including the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, to take immediate steps to end a “war of extermination” that Israel is waging against the Palestinians.
Earlier on Friday, the Palestinian civil defense revealed that at least 60 bodies have now been found in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood.
“We’ve been reporting all day on the discovery of bodies in Gaza City, after Israeli forces withdrew from some of its areas this morning. The previous number we had from the civil defense was 50,” spokesperson for the civil defense Mahmoud Basal said.
“The Gaza civil defense teams moved in to rescue survivors. They found dozens killed. Most of those killed are families, women, and children. Some bodies were eaten by dogs,” Basal said.
“At least 60 bodies were counted. Some bodies were buried on the spot. Others were taken to nearby hospitals. Many bodies are still under the rubble. The Israeli forces are stationed nearby, and the rescue efforts are interrupted regularly,” he added.
