As Israel strikes Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza for the third time in two days, killing over 195 people with 120 Palestinians missing under the rubbles, the United Nations human rights office has said the attacks could amount to a war crime.
Israel said the attack targeted a Hamas commander.
“Given the high number of civilian casualties [and] the scale of destruction following Israeli air strikes on Jabalia refugee camp, we have serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes,” the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights wrote on X.
The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF described the attacks as “horrific and appalling”.
Israel said Jabalia was attacked because of a “vast” tunnel complex at the site, and that “many Hamas terrorists” had been killed, including local commander Ibrahim Biari.
The health ministry’s latest figures state that more than 8,800 people have been killed in the enclave since 7 October.
In a statement, the ministry added that the death toll included 3,658 children and 2,290 women.
