While the UN has not formally defined ethnic cleansing, a UN Commission of Experts described the practice as “the confinement of civilian population in ghetto areas, forcible removal, displacement and deportation of civilian population, deliberate military attacks or threats of attacks on civilians and civilian areas, use of civilians as human shields, destruction of property, robbery of personal property, attacks on hospitals, medical personnel, and locations with the Red Cross/Red Crescent emblem, among others.” That sure sounds like what happening in Gaza.
