Violent and hateful language used by Israeli politicians and military officials has sparked a backlash as an invitation to commit war crimes, Anadolu Agency reports.

Many international legal experts argue that in addition to the attacks on Gaza, decades of Israel’s systematic settler policy amounts to a war crime in itself.

As Israel’s attacks on civilians, civilian facilities, hospitals, and refugee camps in Gaza trigger protests worldwide, the threatening and inhumane rhetoric of Israeli politicians and military members has also drawn criticism.

While international legal experts discuss whether such rhetoric constitutes war crimes, the question of how the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation in Gaza will conclude remains unanswered.

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