Watan-The spokesperson for the government media office in Gaza, Ismail Al-Thawabta, revealed details of a war crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip against pregnant women during the brutal war that has been ongoing since October 7th of last year.
Al-Thawabta stated during a press conference that the office has received eyewitness accounts indicating that the occupation forces committed field executions of more than 137 Palestinian civilians in the governorates of Gaza and the North.
He added that the Israeli occupation forces established detention camps east of the city of Gaza, dug large pits in which they placed dozens of civilians alive, then executed them by direct gunfire, and finally buried them with bulldozers.
Ismail Al-Thawabta pointed out the recurrence of these crimes in Gaza and the North, involving the execution of dozens of civilians in front of their families.
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He highlighted that the occupation forces executed pregnant women who were on their way to Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, raising white flags. However, the occupation forces shot them at close range and then buried them on the spot.
Demands for the Trial of Israeli Officers
The Israeli occupation forces have committed extensive war crimes in the Gaza Strip since October 7th of last year, resulting in thousands of martyrs and missing persons in Gaza.
The organization “Democratic Arab World Now” (DAWN), based in the United States, sent a list of names of 40 Israeli military commanders to the International Criminal Court, urging their prosecution for the attacks on Gaza.
In a statement, the organization emphasized the necessity of the International Criminal Court investigating senior Israeli military leaders suspected of involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
It reported that it had submitted a list of 40 Israeli officers’ names to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan.
The mentioned individuals, according to the organization, were either directly responsible for issuing orders or collaborated in indiscriminate attacks on Gaza, deliberate attacks on civilians, using hunger as a weapon, and preventing the entry of humanitarian aid.