Amnesty International accused Israel of committing war crimes. In its annual report on the state of human rights around the world, the group said certain practices conducted by Israel, “including unlawful killings, extensive and wanton destruction of property, obstruction of medical assistance and targeting of medical personnel, torture and the use of Palestinians as ‘human shields,’ constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.” Israel strongly denied the charges, calling the report one-sided and extremist.
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