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Human Rights Watch hits U.S. with war-crime alert after cease-fire veto

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The nonprofit organization Human Rights Watch on Friday contended the U.S. could be “complicity with war crimes” as it continues to provide weapons and support for Israel as civilian deaths rise in the Gaza Strip.
The nonprofit organization Human Rights Watch on Friday contended the U.S. could be “complicity with war crimes” as it continues to provide weapons and support for Israel as civilian deaths rise in the Gaza Strip.
The organization’s message comes after the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The resolution failed on a 13 to 1 vote, with the United Kingdom abstaining from voting.
Louis Charbonneau, Human Rights Watch’s U.N. director, said America used its veto to prevent the world body from making some of the “calls the U.

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