Al Mezan condemns the escalating IOF offensive against Palestinian civilians and their property

18 July 2006

In a press release issued On July 16th Al Mezan condemns the IOF aggressive offensive on the Gaza Strip which resulted in 98 Palestinians killed, 300 injured, tens of houses destroyed and lands leveled.
Further, the IOF destroyed the buildings of the Palestinian Ministries of National Economy, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Planning, and the Office of the Prime Minister.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights condemns these ongoing IOF violations against civilians in the OPT, and the Gaza Strip in particular; it confirms that crimes such as targeting of civilians and properties constitute serious violations of international law, most notably the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and the Hague Regulations.