BBC: Red Cross Condemns Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem

An excerpt from a BBC article about a confidential Red Cross report that was leaked to the press:

The international Red Cross has privately accused Israel of reshaping Jerusalem to further its own interests, in violation of international law.

A leaked ICRC report says Israeli policy has far-reaching humanitarian consequences for Palestinians living under occupation in East Jerusalem.

Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967, and the territory is regarded as occupied land under international law.

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