Amnesty calls on Israel to ‘immediately abandon’ plans to annex Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Amnesty International today called on Israel to immediately abandon any plans to annex the Gaza Strip or forcibly transfer the Palestinian population.

“After imposing two months of full siege on Gaza, Israel’s declared intentions to expand its already devastating military offensive, further entrench its unlawful occupation of the Gaza Strip,” Erika Guevara Rosas, a senior official at Amnesty International, said in a statement.

The group warned that such…