Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid.
FILE - Mohammad Shouman carries the body of his daughter, Masa, who was killed in an Israel i bombardment of the Gaza Strip , during her funeral in Rafah, southern Gaza, Jan. 17, 2024. FILE - Palestinians grab humanitarian aid from a truck as it crossed into the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Dec. 17, 2023. FILE - Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International , speaks at a press conference in London, April 23, 2024.
Israel, which was founded in the aftermath of the Holocaust, has adamantly rejected genocide allegations against it as an antisemitic “blood libel.” It is challenging such allegations at the“The deplorable and fanatical organization Amnesty International has once again produced a fabricated report that is entirely false and based on lies,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Amnesty said it analyzed the overall pattern of Israel’s conduct in Gaza between Oct. 7, 2023 and early July. It noted that there is no casualty threshold in proving, which is defined by the United Nations as acts intended to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.and others since the start of the war that “dehumanized Palestinians, called for or justified genocidal acts or other crimes against them.
Amnesty said it found that Israel “deliberately inflicted conditions of life on Palestinians in Gaza intended to lead, over time, to their destruction.” Those actions included the destruction of homes, farms,It also analyzed 15 airstrikes from the start of the war until April that killed at least 334 civilians, including 141 children, and wounded hundreds of other people. It said it found no evidence that any of the strikes were directed at military objectives.
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