UN accuses both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes | ABC News
Senior UN officials have given their strongest criticisms of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, saying the civilian death toll is too high and accusing both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes. Eric Tzolcek has this report from Jerusalem. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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"There are violations by Hamas when they have human shields," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Reuters NEXT conference.
"But when one looks at the number of civilians that were killed with the military operations, there is something that is clearly wrong."
"It is also important to make Israel understand that it is against the interests of Israel to see every day the terrible image of the dramatic humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people.
"That doesn't help Israel in relation to the global public opinion."
While strongly condemning the Hamas attack on Israel, Mr Guterres said Hamas needs to be distinguished from the Palestinian people.
"If we don't make that distinction, I think it's humanity itself that will lose its meaning," he said.
Israel's mission to the UN did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Mr Guterres' remarks.
Israel says it is targeting Hamas, not civilians, and accuses the Iran-backed militants of using residents as human shields.
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