Palestinian rights group warns against ceasefire becoming ' glorified humanitarian pause'

The ceasefire reached in the Gaza Strip must be a permanent one and "cannot become a glorified humanitarian pause", the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) said on Wednesday.

The group warned that during the ceasefire, Israeli officials should be held accountable for what it deemed were Israeli war crimes. 

"The perpetrators and architects of this genocide must be brought to justice, and accountability must take place to ensure that another more brutal onslaught of Palestinians is not carried out," the statement said. 

"There must be an end to these two fundamental, unique exemptions in the international order: Israel’s complete impunity from accountability for their war crimes and crimes against humanity, and the consensus that self-determination applies to all people, except for the Palestinians," the statement added.