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Forced Displacement Letter Forced Displacement Letter — Oppose Gaza Displacement
Congressional letter opposing the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt (118th Congress)
View on Congress.govLegal & Constitutional Grounding
The Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits forced transfer of civilians from occupied territory.
Fourth Geneva Convention, Art. 49 — individual or mass forcible transfers of protected persons from occupied territory are prohibited, regardless of motive
- Rome Statute, Art. 8(2)(a)(vii) — unlawful deportation or transfer of protected persons is a war crime
- ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (July 9, 2004) — confirmed applicability of Fourth Geneva Convention to occupied Palestinian territory
Letter opposing the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians from Gaza. Forced population transfer is prohibited under the Fourth Geneva Convention.