The UN Human Rights Office has said that war crimes may have been committed in connection with the Israeli hostage rescue in the Gaza Strip on the weekend, partly because of the high number of casualties on the Palestinian side. “We are profoundly shocked at the impact on civilians of the Israeli forces’ operation in An Nuseirat at the weekend to secure the release of four hostages,” the office in Geneva said, questioning whether the principles of international humanitarian law were observed. The way the mission was carried out was “catastrophic … because civilians were caught in the middle …