Israel's attempts to create a buffer zone in the Gaza Strip do not meet the narrow exception to "military operations," he said.
“In addition, the mass destruction of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out illegally and without cause, is tantamount to a serious violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and a war crime,” RIA Novosti quotes Turk’s statement.
Earlier, the Gaza Ministry of Health said that the death toll as a result of Israeli Defense Forces attacks on the enclave had increased to 27,840.