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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, a two-year United Nations probe has found. The investigation, carried out by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry, concluded that Israel had “flagrantly disregarded” international law and “orchestrated a genocidal campaign for almost two years now”.
According to reports from medics and official sources, the Israeli army launched deadly strikes on numerous residential neighbourhoods. In the Zikim area northwest of Gaza, five Palestinians waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire.
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz declared Tuesday that “Gaza is burning,” vowing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would strike “with an iron fist” until Hamas is defeated and the remaining hostages are freed.
This week, Israel intensified its military campaign in Gaza City and an independent United Nations human rights commission concluded that Israel’s action in Gaza constituted genocide. Nick Schfirin spoke with Israeli Ambassador to the U.
Qatar's prime minister has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of destroying hopes for hostage releases in Gaza
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Al Jazeera on MSNWhy a protective force for Gaza could be a dangerous idea
The first step in that direction has already been taken with the deployment of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) at the end of May. Since then, Israel and GHF mercenaries have killed at least 2,416 Palestinians seeking aid and injured more than 17,700.
Israel has launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group as negotiations over ending the conflict in the Gaza Strip appear to stall.
The Abu Jarad family has been forced to uproot and move across Gaza 11 times since war broke out nearly two years ago.
"Instead of studying in school, we're living in it," said Diana, summing up the conditions faced by thousands of children in the Gaza Strip whose lives have been ... I opened the school year with children in Jenin camp," he said. "Now, these students ...