Israel will escalate attacks on Palestinians amid Iran conflict: Rights group
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has slammed the country’s “extremist and unchecked government” as continuing its crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank amid the new conflict it began with Iran.
“We warn that Israel is likely to exploit the diversion of global attention to escalate its attacks on Palestinians,” B’Tselem wrote in a statement shared on social media.
“While millions in Israel and Iran face missile attacks, most Palestinians within Israel, the West Bank, and Jerusalem are defenseless, with their communities lacking shelters.”
It also noted that Israel’s deadly attacks on Gaza are continuing, while the military has imposed closures on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
“Israel will exploit the current situation to intensify harm to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and everywhere under its control,” the group said.