oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> / HRW: Israel's deliberate water deprivation in Gaza is a crime of extermination and genocide</p><p>A Human Rights Watch report details how Israeli authorities intentionally cut off water access to Palestinian civilians in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> since October 2023, resulting in thousands of deaths. This action, coupled with the destruction of water infrastructure and the blocking of aid, constitutes the crime against humanity of extermination and potentially genocide. The report cites statements by Israeli officials expressing a desire to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as further evidence of genocidal intent. </p><p>The ongoing blockade of Gaza, lasting over 17 years, is also highlighted as collective punishment and a war crime, part of a broader pattern of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apartheid</span></a> and persecution against Palestinians. The report urges governments to halt military assistance to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, review diplomatic ties, and support the International Criminal Court's accountability efforts to prevent further atrocities.</p><p><a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/12/19/extermination-and-acts-genocide/israel-deliberately-depriving-palestinians-gaza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/report/2024/12/19/exte</span><span class="invisible">rmination-and-acts-genocide/israel-deliberately-depriving-palestinians-gaza</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelOccupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelOccupation</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/israelWarCrims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israelWarCrims</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsWatch</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICJ</span></a></p>