Palestinian International Organization for Peace and Human Rights

April 26, 2025

What happened?

A report published on April 26, 2025, addressed the escalating attacks targeting homes, tents, and schools used to shelter families in the Gaza Strip.

Impact of the incident on civilians

The damage caused by the destruction of homes extends to the loss of documents and property, children being cut off from school, and reduced chances of returning to their original neighborhoods.

Safety of displaced persons

International humanitarian law protects civilians wherever they reside, including those displaced within schools and tents. Evacuations and relocations of civilians are subject to strict conditions that cannot be overridden by general orders to leave.

What is needed to protect the population?

These developments necessitate careful monitoring of the facts related to the issue of “attacks on families and shelters in Gaza leaving neighborhoods homeless,” making information available to affected families, providing treatment, relief or redress according to the nature of the harm, and distinguishing between established information and legal characterization that requires a competent investigation.

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