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‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime? (www.theguardian.com)

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Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

No but international treaties love their technicalities, and this might be one that could be used to at least tame the slaughter somewhat. Saudis were recently appointed chair of UN gender equality, and the hope is that it forces them to behave somewhat at least for the sake of optics.

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