According to the Fourth Geneva Convention 1949 and International Humanitarian Law, civilians and civilian properties must be given full protection and be neutralised.
While the Israeli occupation is crossing all the red lines and overriding all international conventions, Hamas movement urges the United Nations and Security Council to hold the Israeli military leaders accountable and to indict them immediately in the International Criminal Court for their blatant violations. An independent probe into the atrocious Israeli crimes should be declared right now and Hamas is ready to provide all proofs of the Israeli crimes against humanity.
Moreover, we call on the International Red Cross to intervene immediately in order to minimize the number of fatalities among civilians as the Israeli fighter jets have been striking only civilian places since the occupation launched the ongoing massive wave of attacks on Gaza yesterday evening.
Although the Israeli bombardment is violent and abhorrent, we confirm that Hamas is showing restraint and abiding by all international laws and conventions.
Finally, we stress that civilians, civilian places, hospitals, and media organisations MUST be neutralised.