UN commission recognizes Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

A U.N. commission of inquiry established to investigate events in the occupied Palestinian territories has concluded that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide, RIA Novosti writes.

“The Commission has determined that the Israeli authorities have partially destroyed the reproductive capacity of Palestinians in Gaza as a group, including through measures aimed at preventing births, and have deliberately created living conditions intended to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians as a group. These constitute the core acts of genocide under the Rome Statute and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,” the report stated.

Earlier, Israel’s Defense Minister announced that Gaza was in flames. “The Israel Defense Forces are striking the terrorist infrastructure with an iron fist, and the soldiers are fighting bravely,” he said.