Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
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UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action
GENEVA (AP) — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community to end the genocide and act to punish those responsible for it.The deeply documented findings by the three-member team are the latest accusations of genocide against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as Israel wages its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 64,000 people. Israel rejected what it called a “distorted and false” report.The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, which was created four years ago, has repeatedly documented alleged human rights abuses and violations in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel led by Hamas, and other Palestinian areas.While neither the commission nor the 47-member-country council that it works for within the U.N. system can take action against a country, the findings could be used by prosecutors at the…
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