COI

The attacks described in the COI report and documented since the period studied there by others, like Healthcare Workers Watch, Forensic Architecture, Human Rights Watch, other U.N. bodies and numerous media organizations, don’t just include hospitals.

Human Rights Council in June, COI chair Navi Pillay made clear that Israel has the right to protect its citizens from violence by Palestinian armed groups — but also that it must comply with international law while doing so.

The evidence is overwhelming, yet, the COI chooses once again to turn a blind eye to Hamas’ strategy of abusing civilian infrastructure and using the Palestinian population as human shields.”

Salon previously reported the findings of the COI, which covers allegations from all sides in the region from Oct.

Chris Sidoti is one of the three members of the COI, established by a resolution of the U.N.’s Human Rights Council in 2021 in response to “grave” concerns about human rights in the occupied territory.