A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza - an accusation that Israel called scandalous, APA reports citing Reuters.
The U.N. report cites examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement, and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others who have reached the same conclusion.
"Genocide is occurring in Gaza," said Navi Pillay, head of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge.
Israeli ambassador calls genocide report “scandalous”
Israel's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Daniel Meron, called the report "scandalous" and "fake", saying it had been authored by "Hamas proxies".
"Israel categorically rejects the libellous rant published today by this commission of inquiry," Meron told journalists.
Israel, which accuses the commission of having a political agenda against Israel and diverging from its mandate, declined to cooperate with it.
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