HRW: Israel's Collective Action A War Crime

Tom Porteous, Deputy Programme Director, Human Rights Watch

18-Oct-23 07:30

HRW: Israel's Collective Action A War Crime

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As world leaders criss-cross the Middle East to contain the geopolitical fallout from Israel’s military escalation on Gaza, the humanitarian situation is becoming untenable. We speak to Tom Porteous of the Human Rights Watch for the latest on the ground situation.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: international, politics

Tags: israel's collective action, gaza, humanitarian crisis, war crime, israeli-palestinian conflict,

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