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<p><a class="wsw__a" href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/israels-crimes-against-humanity-gaza" target="_blank">The report said</a> Israel, which has repeatedly displaced and relocated civilians, is “committing the war crime of forcible transfer,” and the actions “appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing" in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return. </p> <p>"Human Rights Watch found that forced displacement has been widespread, and the evidence shows it has been systematic and part of a state policy. Such acts also constitute crimes against humanity," the report said. </p> <p>In response, Israel accused the organization of using rhetoric that is "completely false and detached from reality." </p> <p>The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that Israel's efforts are "directed solely at dismantling Hamas's terror capabilities and not at the people of Gaza, unlike Hamas, which uses civilians as human shields and embeds terror infrastructure within residential areas.” </p> <p>"Israel views all civilian harm as a tragedy, while Hamas views all civilian harm as a strategy. 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Israel has blatantly violated its obligation to ensure Palestinians can return home, razing virtually everything in large areas.” </p> <p>Hardman noted the report's findings are based on interviews with displaced Gazans, satellite imagery, and public reporting conducted until August 2024. </p><div class="wsw__embed"> <figure class="media-image js-media-expand"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <img alt="Firefighters try to extinguish a fire as smoke rises from a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 14, 2024." src="https://gdb.voanews.com/839027d8-ffd7-45a4-9cf5-21aceab76e9c_w250_r0_s.jpg" /> </div> <span class="ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded" /> </div> <figcaption> <span class="caption">Firefighters try to extinguish a fire as smoke rises from a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 14, 2024.</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><strong>Airstrikes in Gaza, Lebanon</strong></p> <p>On the warfront, an Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three children, among at least six people killed in the territory, Palestinian medics said. </p> <p>An airstrike hit the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday after an Israeli warning to evacuate parts of the Hezbollah bastion, Agence France-Presse reported. </p> <p>Shortly before the strike, Israel had issued a warning to residents to evacuate their homes. </p> <p>"You are located near Hezbollah facilities and interests against which the [Israeli military] will operate in the near future," army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that included a map identifying buildings in the areas. </p> <p>In a post on the Telegram messaging app Thursday, Israel Defense Forces said the air force struck and dismantled more than 140 Hezbollah launchers in southern Lebanon and had killed two battalion commanders and a company commander. </p> <p>“Over the past week, the IDF eliminated over 200 Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon from the air and ground,” the post stated. </p> <p>On Wednesday, six Israeli soldiers were killed in combat near the border with Lebanon. </p> <p>The soldiers "fell during combat in southern Lebanon," the army said in a statement. 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