Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct 7 and afterwards
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity during and after the October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the war in Gaza.
"Palestinian armed groups committed violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes and crimes against humanity during their attacks in southern Israel that started on 7 October 2023," the human rights watchdog said in a 173-page report.
Amnesty, which had previously accused Hamas of committing war crimes on October 7, added that the group "continued to commit violations and crimes under international law in their holding and mistreatment of hostages and the withholding of bodies seized".
Source: Agence France Presse
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