US EditionMore Experts Are Calling Israel's Actions in Gaza Genocide. But Others Note that's a Court's Call
At least two dozen experts publicly label Israel's Gaza offensive as genocide, with a U.N. court case backed by about a dozen countries ongoing amid strong denials.
- A growing number of experts and a U.N. body have accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza during a 23-month war.
- Gaza's health ministry says over 65,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war sparked by a Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 people in October 2023.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called Israel's actions 'the extermination of a defenseless people', while Israel vehemently denies the genocide accusation.
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An increasing number of experts, including those assigned by a UN agency, have claimed that Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking incalculable damage to the country’s position even among its allies. Israel, established in part as a refuge for Jews after the Holocaust, vehemently denies the accusation. Others have either rejected it or have said that only one court can make that claim.
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More experts see genocide in Israel's wartime conduct in Gaza
A growing number of experts have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking untold damage to the country’s standing even among allies.
It took months of bombs, hundreds of thousands of deaths, famine, and a total blockade for the world to discover what is happening in Gaza. Brusquely, one dares a word: genocide. And silence cracks, even in the most closed ranks. Even a boat tries to force reality. How far will the awakening go? From MondAfrica. Awakening is painful, but apparently inevitable. What was yesterday's exaggeration, or even the defamatory accusation, becomes a seriou…
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