Overview

• Tirana Hassan, HRW's Executive Director, argues that Western countries like the U.S., UK, and Germany should stop arms sales to Israel to influence its military actions.
• HRW claims that continuing military support for Israel empowers other belligerents and undermines the credibility of international law.
• Israel maintains it acts in self-defense and denies committing war crimes, attributing civilian casualties to enemy forces operating among civilians.
• The U.N. reports that nearly 70% of fatalities in the Israel-Hamas conflict are women and children, with over 43,500 deaths in Gaza.
• The U.S. has set a deadline for Israel to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or face potential restrictions on military aid.