{"id":17711,"date":"2025-05-20T19:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17711"},"modified":"2025-05-20T19:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:08:32","slug":"haaretz-what-israel-is-doing-in-gaza-is-a-collective-war-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/20\/haaretz-what-israel-is-doing-in-gaza-is-a-collective-war-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Haaretz: What Israel Is Doing in Gaza Is a Collective War Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Watan<\/em><\/strong>-The Israeli newspaper Haaretz acknowledged on Tuesday that what the Israeli army is committing in the Gaza Strip constitutes a &#8220;collective war crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1254\">In its editorial, the paper stated:&#8221;Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are not trying to hide the crimes they are committing, or those they are planning to commit in the near future: the destruction of Gaza, its occupation, and the orchestration of mass displacement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1361\">&#8220;For both of them, the humanitarian catastrophe is merely a public diplomacy issue,&#8221; the editorial added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1594\">On Monday, Netanyahu reaffirmed his intent to continue the extermination and occupation of Gaza, saying in a video message posted on Telegram:\u201cWe will take control of all the territory of the Gaza Strip. That\u2019s what we will do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17600\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/78999-1.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli airstrikes Gaza 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/78999-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/78999-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/78999-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza ground invasion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-28\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"2d754c39-267a-4667-a1b1-d98d5e71b6c4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\"><strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"110\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Haaretz: Gaza Images Are a Moral Stain\u2014Israel Must End War and Allow Aid Immediately<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex absolute start-0 end-0 flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-29\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\">\n<h5 class=\"sr-only\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Haaretz continued:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What Israel is doing in Gaza is not a matter of public diplomacy, but a collective war crime. The images coming from Gaza are an indelible stain on Israel\u2019s moral conscience.&#8221;<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"2115\">The newspaper called on the government to stop prolonging the catastrophe and instead:&#8221;Allow the immediate entry of large-scale humanitarian aid to halt the mass famine among Palestinians, and end the war through a ceasefire agreement that guarantees the return of all hostages&#8221;\u2014referring to Israeli captives in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2384\">Israel continues a policy of systematic starvation against nearly 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza, by sealing crossings and blocking aid that has been piled at the borders since March 2. This blockade has pushed the Strip into a stage of famine, claiming many lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2557\">In recent days, the Israeli army has expanded its genocidal operations across the Gaza Strip, announcing a &#8220;ground operation in both the north and south&#8221; of the territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2559\" data-end=\"2745\">These developments come amid indirect negotiations in Qatar between the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and Israel, in another attempt to reach a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17598\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli ground offensive Gaza\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7899-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli war crimes in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-30\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c5223a09-1005-4be7-93ed-d12e524d13f5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"108\"><strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"108\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Hamas Offers Hostage Deal as Netanyahu Stalls Ceasefire Amid Ongoing Gaza Genocide<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2954\">Hamas has repeatedly declared its readiness to release all Israeli hostages in one batch in exchange for an end to the genocide, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the release of Palestinian prisoners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2956\" data-end=\"3245\">However, Netanyahu\u2014who is wanted for international prosecution\u2014has been stalling the process by introducing new conditions, most recently demanding the disarmament of Palestinian factions in Gaza. Hamas has categorically rejected this condition as long as the Israeli occupation continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3247\" data-end=\"3546\">Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a full-scale genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza\u2014including indiscriminate killing, destruction, starvation, and forced displacement\u2014ignoring all international appeals and binding orders from the International Court of Justice to stop the assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3774\">This genocide, backed by the United States, has left over 174,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them women and children, in addition to more than 11,000 missing and hundreds of thousands forcibly displaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The Israeli newspaper Haaretz acknowledged on Tuesday that what the Israeli army is committing in the Gaza Strip constitutes a &#8220;collective war crime.&#8221; In its editorial, the paper stated:&#8221;Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are not trying to hide the crimes they are committing, or those they are planning to commit in &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[719,3480,644,875],"class_list":["post-17711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-bezalel-smotrich","tag-hamas","tag-israeli-war-crimes-in-gaza"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Haaretz: What Israel Is Doing in Gaza Is a Collective War Crime - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Israeli newspaper Haaretz declares the Gaza war a \u201ccollective war crime,\u201d.. 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