Israel’s ongoing destruction of all buildings along the border inside Gaza with the reported aim of creating a “buffer zone” is a war crime, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Thursday, citing the Fourth Geneva Convention. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to prepare to enter the overcrowded southern Gaza city of Rafah after air strikes began overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
<!-- wp:html --><p>Israel's ongoing destruction of all buildings along the border inside Gaza with the reported aim of creating a "buffer zone" is a war crime, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Thursday, citing the Fourth Geneva Convention. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to prepare to enter the overcrowded southern Gaza city of Rafah after air strikes began overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.</p><!-- /wp:html -->