The report highlights events between September and October 2025, noting that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly celebrated the destruction of local infrastructure, including a university. Investigators utilized satellite imagery and eyewitness testimony to document the leveling of structures such as the 10-story Al-Najm building. Residents, including a 32-year-old engineer displaced to a tent with his children, described the psychological and physical toll of watching their homes reduced to rubble.
Amnesty International Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza
Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the destruction of 13 high-rise residential and commercial buildings in Gaza, characterizing the aerial bombardments as war crimes. The human rights group argues the strikes lacked military necessity and served as a form of collective punishment against the civilian population.
Erika Guevara Rosas, senior director at Amnesty, stated that the pattern of destruction violated the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits property damage unless rendered absolutely necessary by combat operations. With the United Nations estimating that over 80% of Gaza's structures have been damaged or destroyed since October 2023, the organization is demanding accountability for those who ordered the attacks and calling for the immediate entry of shelter materials into the region.
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