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‘Horrific war crime’: Tehran raps Israeli plan to dislocate Gazans to south
The ministry said the “regime’s decision to forcibly displace the residents of Gaza City — who have endured nearly two years of the most intense bombings and have faced forced starvation by the regime over the past five months — constitutes a clear example of a war crime and a crime against humanity."
The statement emphasized the responsibility of the international community and Islamic countries to confront “this horrific war crime," which it said is aimed at completing the plan of genocide and the erasure of Palestine as a nation and identity.
The ministry said Israel’s decision is the result of the impunity granted to the “criminal leaders” of the Israeli regime, which itself stems from the comprehensive military and political support provided by the US and some European countries to the regime, as well as the lack of any serious action by the United Nations Security Council and international courts to hold the regime’s leaders accountable for their crimes in Gaza.
The Israeli occupation army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Saturday that residents would be provided with tents and other shelter equipment transported through the Karem Abu Salem, or Kerem Shalom, crossing by the United Nations and international relief organizations.
The statement comes less than a week since Israeli prime minister Netanyahu announced that the military had been given the green light to “dismantle” what he described as the two remaining Hamas strongholds of Gaza City in the north and al-Mawasi further to the south.