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Jordan's King Abdullah: Displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime

King Abdullah II warns forced Palestinian displacement is a war crime as Israel prepares a ground assault on Gaza

Reuters October 21, 2023

Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 17, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

CAIRO:

Jordan's King Abdullah said in his opening speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday that the forced or internal displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime.

The summit is being held as Israel prepares a ground assault on Gaza following Hamas' attack that killed 1,400 people.

More than 4,100 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's counteroffensive, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, amid a growing humanitarian crisis.

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