Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct 7 and afterwards

Amnesty International today accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity, including extermination, during and after the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war in Gaza. “Palestinian armed groups committed violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during their attacks in southern Israel that started on October 7, 2023,” the human rights watchdog said in a 173-page report. Amnesty said th