‘Anadolu’s book The Evidence is a very important work showing Israel's crimes,’ says Lebanese health minister

ISTANBUL

Anadolu’s book The Evidence documents Israel's war crimes against the Palestinian people in an exceptional way, said the Lebanese health minister.

Firass Abiad made the remarks this week while receiving Turgut Alp Boyraz, Anadolu’s Middle East and North Africa news director, and his Beirut bureau correspondents at the Lebanese Health Ministry offices.

Presenting the book The Evidence to Abiad, Boyraz told how it was prepared, saying it includes dozens of photographs taken during and after Israeli army attacks on Gaza.

“This book is very important for people to see the extent of Israel's crimes against innocent and defenseless people, the health sector and hospital staff, both today and in the future,” Abiad told Anadolu after examining the book in detail.

“The book The Evidence is also a call to the international community to fulfill its responsibilities. Anadolu's The Evidence is a very important work that shows Israel's crimes against innocents.”

Since Israel's offensive on Gaza began last October, Israeli forces have also targeted areas of southern Lebanon, in the hottest conflict there since the 2006 war. Israel's attacks on Lebanon have killed civilians and emergency workers there, among others.

Anadolu Book documents Israel's crimes

Most countries, especially Western ones, have failed to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza, claiming a “lack of evidence” for these massacres.

In response to these allegations, Anadolu decided to publish a book full of images taken by its dedicated photojournalists and camera operators, who have played an important role documenting the attacks since they started last October, to help serve as evidence in international law.

The book, prepared by a team of experts and published in Turkish, English, and Arabic, was published under the title The Evidence.

In the book, the crimes against humanity in Gaza that Israel is accused of – including in the International Court of Justice at The Hague – are exposed using photographic evidence.

Photos of white phosphorus artillery shells, whose use is a crime under international law, which the Israeli army used in densely populated civilian areas of Gaza, are also included in the book.

Since Oct. 7, 2023, nearly 41,000 Palestinians, including 16,715 children and 11,308 women, have been killed and nearly 95,000 wounded in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.

While thousands of dead are still reported to be buried by rubble, civilian infrastructure is also being destroyed as hospitals and educational institutions where people take shelter are being targeted, in an apparent violation of the rules of war, which prohibit such attacks.

*Writing by Efe Ozkan​​​​​​​