Israel has deliberately displaced Palestinian civilians in Gaza and is responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report.

"Contrary to claims in HRW's report, Israel's efforts are directed solely at dismantling Hamas's terror capabilities and not at the people of Gaza," Oren Marmorstein, a spokesperson of Israel's ministry of foreign affairs posted on X. He added that Israel would "continue to operate in accordance with the law of armed conflict".

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of "committing genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war in October 2023, saying its new report was a "wake-up call" for the international community.

A highly decorated former Israeli defense minister has caused a firestorm by accusing Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in northern Gaza.

A former Israeli defense minister is accusing his country of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip.

Journalist and Author Antony Loewenstein has commented on Israel’s former defence minister accusing Israel of committing war crimes and “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.