Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, U.N. inquiry finds

Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a United Nations commission said Tuesday, calling on the international community to end the campaign and punish the top officials it found responsible for inciting it

Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a United Nations commission said Tuesday, calling on the international community to end the campaign and punish the top officials it found responsible for inciting it.

Israel rejected the accusations as “distorted and false,” labeling them "scandalous."

A team of independent experts called a commission of inquiry detailed their assessment in a new report, joining a growing chorus of rights advocates and scholars to level the accusation against the U.S. ally.

The findings were published as Israel launched its long-anticipated ground offensive on Gaza City, a widely condemned assault on a famine-stricken area where hundreds of thousands of people were living.

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