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.

Israeli authorities have caused massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since October 2023 and are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

"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".

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

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Israel of war crimes in a sprawling new report that argues the Israeli military has forcibly displaced the Palestinian people in Gaza during the 13-month war against Hamas.

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

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