Human Rights Watch: Israeli war crimes apparent in Gaza war

Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that ‘apparently amount to war crimes’ during an 11-day war against Hamas in May (Hatem Moussa/AP)

Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that “apparently amount to war crimes” during an 11-day war against the Hamas militant group in May.

The international human rights organisation issued its conclusions on Tuesday after investigating three Israeli air strikes that it said killed 62 Palestinian civilians.