Leo Varadkar: Israel breaching international law by ‘targeting civilians’ and cutting off electricity and water
Leo Varadkar: Israel breaching international law by ‘targeting civilians’ and cutting off electricity and water
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Israel’s decision to cut off electricity, water and food supplies into Gaza is “not acceptable”.
"Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Israel’s decision to cut off electricity, water and food supplies into Gaza is “not acceptable”. Mr Varadkar also said that due to Israel “targeting civilians and cutting off civilian infrastructure” they were in “breach of international humanitarian law”.
More than 6,000 bombs have reportedly been dropped on Gaza in the past six days and more than 1,500 civilians have died in the region.
This bombardment and siege of Gaza comes after the deadliest attack in Israeli history when Hamas militants crossed into Israel and killed more than 1,200 civilians while taking hostages back to the Gaza strip.
“Well, I believe Israel has the right to defend itself. But Israel doesn't have the right to do wrong. What do I mean by that? Israel is a country that is surrounded by enemies, brutal savage groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, countries like Iran, often supported by Islamic fundamentalists and anti Semites around the world. So Israel is under threat.
“They do have a right to defend themselves, but they don't have the right to breach international humanitarian law. And I'm really concerned about what I'm seeing happening in Gaza at the moment,” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told RTÉ’s Prime Time."
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Not to mention using white phosphorus bombs as well. I’m not for either side but it’s time Israel is held accountable for war crimes.
Yup. Can't understand why UN weapons inspectors allow Israel to have white phosphorus.
Because of bullshit.
You can use them as a "smoke or flash device".
Same way cops can throw smoke/flash grenades that are known to start fires into a house. They can't say they're throwing them to start a fire, but if there's a 10% they start a fire, they'll throw 11 of them.
Gaza is a densely populated as LA, you're not shooting an artillery/bomb worth of it and not hitting a flammable structure. But it's really hard to prove it was used to intentionally start fires.
Fire is the least of problems with white phosphorus. Chemical burns, toxic fumes... You don't care everything is on fire when everything around you is hell.