The forced evacuation of residents of Rafah Governorate by the Zionist occupation army under the weight of massacres and criminal bombardment is a war crime and a dangerous escalation in the aggression against our Palestinian people, Hamas Movement said in a statement on Monday.
“Forcing the residents of Rafah Governorate to evacuate under relentless shelling and massacres, and the displacement of tens of thousands of innocent civilians, constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law—a full-fledged crime of forced displacement and ethnic cleansing,” the statement read.
It added, “This new crime aims to deepen the suffering of our unarmed people and to further exacerbate the catastrophic humanitarian situation resulting from the genocide, siege, and starvation imposed by the occupation on our defenseless population.”
Hamas called on leaders of Arab and Islamic countries, the international community, and the United Nations to act immediately and pressure the occupation to halt its ongoing crimes against our people in the Gaza Strip.
The Movement held the fascist occupation government—and the American administration that provides it with cover to continue its crimes—fully responsible for the consequences of this crime and the ongoing genocide against our people
Hamas called on all institutions, foremost among them the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, to take urgent action and activate legal procedures against the occupation and its terrorist leaders, and to hold them accountable for their crimes against humanity.
