Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of forced displacement, amounting to

"Senior officials in the Israeli government and the War Cabinet have repeatedly declared their intent to forcibly displace the population from the early days of the war to over a year later, with government ministers saying that the territory of Gaza will decrease," said Nadia Hardman, author of the report.

"The Israeli government cannot claim to be keeping Palestinians safe when it kills them along escape routes, bombs so-called safe zones, and cuts off food, water, and sanitation," Hardman said.

"The forced displacement is widespread, systematic and intentional, and forms part of a state policy and amounts to a crime against humanity," she continued. "In the areas where the military has raised, extended and cleared land for buffer zones and security corridors, Human Rights Watch finds these actions of the Israeli authorities amount to ethnic cleansing."

The 154-page report details the destruction caused by Israel's year-long military campaign in Gaza, which has displaced over 90% of the population. Researchers collected evidence based on interviews with displaced Palestinians, and analysed satellite imagery, Israeli evacuation orders and statements by senior Israeli officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu.

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