Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?

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The International Association of Genocide Scholars states Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal criteria for genocide, citing deliberate attacks on civilians, deprivation of aid, and forced displacement. Israel denies these accusations, maintaining its actions are self-defense. Several rights groups and international bodies echo the genocide claim, while famine and severe humanitarian crises are reported in Gaza.

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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The International Association of Genocide Scholars states Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide.
86% of the association's 500 members supported the resolution. 16s
Israel has denied the genocide allegations and maintains its actions are self-defence. 26s
The resolution lists attacks on civilians, deprivation of aid, and forced displacement as genocidal acts. 2m 33s
The association also recognizes the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel as an international crime. 2m 53s

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to the world's leading Genocide Scholars Association.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

The association passed a resolution saying the legal criteria defining genocide have been met, as set out in the UN Genocide Convention of 1948.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

Israel has in the past strongly denied that its actions in Gaza amount to genocide, and says they are justified as self-defence.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

Israel is fighting a case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague that accuses it of genocide.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

Since then, its military action has killed 63,000 Palestinians, damaged or destroyed most buildings in the enclave, and forced nearly all its residents to flee their homes.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

Genocidal acts by Israel listed in the resolution include deliberate attacks against and killing of civilians, starvation, deprivation of humanitarian aid, sexual and reproductive violence, and forced displacement.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

The resolution also states that the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel constituted international crimes.

Gaza City beaches turn from leisure spots to overcrowded tent camps

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Gaza City beaches turn from leisure spots to overcrowded tent camps

As the genocide continues, so does the suffering of the tens of thousands of displaced families at this place.

Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza

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Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza

Greta Thunberg says it is the responsibility of governments to uphold international law and prevent war crimes and genocide, and they are failing to do so.

EU divided on response to Gaza conflict

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EU divided on response to Gaza conflict

Activists in Copenhagen chanted Palestine solidarity slogans and denounced the bloc's silence on the dire situation in Gaza, saying 'they don't stop the genocide in Gaza.'

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