مجلة الباحث للدراسات الأكاديمية
Volume 13, Numéro 2, Pages 64-97
2026-06-28

Forcible Displacement Of Palestinians In Light Of International Humanitarian And Criminal Law: A Reading Of The Legal Dimensions And Accountability Mechanisms

Authors : Benbouabdalla Nora . Dib Akram .

Abstract

The crime of displacement or forced deportation, as termed by the Statute of the International Criminal Court, is a serious crime committed by warring parties against civilian populations with the aim of eliminating them and replacing them with other groups, or by occupying authorities to settle part of their population in the occupied territories. Whether forced deportation occurs during peacetime or armed conflict, we have chosen the crime of displacement and forced deportation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as the subject of our study, considering it a model that encompasses multiple forms of international crimes. The occupation forces have practiced collective punishments, mass arbitrary arrests, starvation, warnings to evacuate areas, and other crimes that continue to be committed in the Gaza Strip up to the time of writing. In this research paper, we will clarify the crime of displacement and forced deportation of the population in the Gaza Strip, as there is no legal or legitimate justification for permitting such actions, given the severe repercussions they have on the population by removing them from their homes and causing loss of property, security, and stability. Forcibly displacing civilian populations from their habitual residences to other locations without justifications permitted by international law is prohibited, regardless of where they are relocated. This leads to serious consequences that result in the dissolution of the national identity of the indigenous population of the Gaza Strip..

Keywords

Zionist entity ; crimes ; displacement ; crimes ; displacement ; Palestinians ; Gaza Strip ; international law