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Hamas accuses Israel of using banned weapons in Gaza

November 30, 2024
Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza
Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza city port, [PHOTO: Mohammed Adeb]

Leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas have accused Israel of using internationally banned weapons in the Gaza Strip.

Terrifying testimonies of citizens and doctors in the northern Gaza Strip, the movement said in a statement.

Hamas called for a committee to be formed for an international investigation and that cases of shelling “leading to the evaporation of bodies” to be verified. The Palestinian side noted that these are weapons that the international community has rendered as prohibited.

According to Al-Jazeera, The group said it collected “horrific testimonies” from doctors and residents in the besieged territory who recounted “the evaporation of bodies” after Israeli attacks there.

Hamas indicated it would be open to some concessions to Israel, such as its continued control of the Philadelphi Corridor. Intelligence services in three Middle Eastern countries, including Israel, suspect that pressure from Qatar and Turkey, which maintain strong relations with Hamas, could have played a role in the shift, and that the group may

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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