Baghdad (NINA) - On Wednesday, the US State Department called on Israel to quickly investigate and ensure accountability, following reports of the Israeli army’s use of civilians as human shields.

Deputy Foreign Ministry Spokesman Vedant Patel said during a press conference held in Washington: “We saw these disturbing reports in the video, and the Israeli army said that it was conducting an investigation into the incident and that what was depicted in these video clips did not reflect its values and was a clear violation of its orders and organizational procedures. I will leave.” The Israelis are speaking out, but we once again call on Israel to quickly conduct an investigation and ensure accountability for any transgressions and violations, and we will continue to make clear to the government of Israel that there are of course expectations that they must act in accordance with the law of armed conflict.”

For its part, Hamas said, “The Israeli occupation army’s use of Palestinian prisoners as human shields during its military operations in the Gaza Strip constitutes a full-fledged war crime,” calling for its trial./End




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