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The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. [22] [23] [24] Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, [25] the permit regime, Palestinian ...
Both Israel and Palestine frequently accuse the other of planning to commit genocide. [14] [15] American counterterrorism analyst Bruce Hoffman, writing for The Atlantic, suggested the attacks were carried out with genocidal intent, pointing to Hamas' founding charter from 1988, which called for the destruction of Israel and featured antisemitic language.
The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict traces back to the late 19th century when Zionists sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Ottoman-controlled Palestine, a region roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition. [1][2][3][4] The Balfour Declaration of 1917, issued by the British government ...
The 2008 Gaza War, also known as 'Operation Cast Lead' [ 91 ] and the 'Gaza Massacre', [ 92 ][ 93 ][ 94 ] was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces that began on 27 December 2008 and ended on 18 January 2009 with a unilateral ceasefire.
The law professor and United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, said that Israel is "culpable" of genocide because "Israel has announced its intention to destroy the Palestinian people, in whole or in part, simply for being Palestinian" and because Israel was denying food to Palestinians by halting humanitarian aid ...
hide. UN OCHA casualties summary, as of 19 June 2024. As of 4 October 2024, over 43,000 people (41,802 Palestinian [ 1 ] and 1,706 Israeli) [ 19 ] have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 128-139 journalists and media workers (123-129 Palestinian, 2-4 Israeli, 3-5 Lebanese and 1 Syrian) according to Committee to Protect ...
Israeli war crimes. Israeli war crimes are violations of international criminal law, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide, which the Israel Defense Forces have committed or been accused of committing since the founding of Israel in 1948.
As of May 2011, the Palestinian Authorityspent $4.5 million per month paying Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including prisoners convicted of murdering civilians, and $6.5 million to the families of suicide bombers. The salaries, funded by the PA, are given to Fatah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihadprisoners.