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In the context of Gaza, crimes against humanity are acts like deliberate murder, killing, bombarding large number of occupied people that are part of a widespread or systematic attack on the Palestinian population. They include offenses such as extermination, imprisonment, and persecution against the Palestinians. They are distinct from war crimes or genocide by the requirement that the acts be part of a large-scale or organized attack, not just isolated incidents.
Domicide (from Latin domus, meaning home or abode, and caedo, meaning deliberate killing, though used here metaphorically) is the deliberate destruction of housing in pursuit of specified goals. In Gaza, the latter is the Israeli goal to make the enclave unlivable.
International law does not currently recognize "domicide" as a distinct crime. However, the widespread or systematic destruction of civilian homes during war is already addressed under existing international humanitarian law, where such destruction can constitute a war crime or a crime against humanity if it violates the prohibition against attacking civilian objects or is part of a widespread attack against a civilian population. Some experts and U.N. officials are advocating for domicide to be explicitly codified as a crime to provide stronger legal protection for homes in conflict.
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Please, take note that the date refers to the day when the video or photo was published on the social media platform where it was found.
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Credit: photographers, videographers, reporters, and journalists in Gaza, news agencies, and other sources.
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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240902 - NRC Capacity Statement - Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Technical Working Group (TWG) - Gaza
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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240807 - Rafah, Southern Gaza - Brazil neighborhood before and after annihilation
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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240723 - Gaza City - Drone footage shared by member Israeli 121 battalion of the 8th brigade
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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240723 - unknown places, Gaza - Impression result of Israeli domicide
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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240715 - Rafah, Southern Gaza - Satellite image shows destruction by Israelis
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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240701 - Rafah, Southern Gaza - City center before and after annihilated

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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240626 - Rafah, Southern Gaza - Area before and after from an unknown date
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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240614 - Gaza - Sentinel map of Israeli destruction from Oct. 2023 to June 1, 2024

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- Parent Category: CRIME OF EXTERMINATION
- Category: domicide - evidence taken from air
20240607 - unknown place - Undated screen recording of a video reportedly showing destroyed Beit Hanoun