Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of war”.

In a report published on Thursday, the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices accused the country of “using starvation as a method of war”, resulting in “mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions” for Palestinians.

“Since the beginning of the war, Israeli officials have publicly supported policies that strip Palestinians of the very necessities required to sustain life – food, water, and fuel,” it said.

“These statements along with the systematic and unlawful interference of humanitarian aid make clear Israel’s intent to instrumentalise life-saving supplies for political and military gains.”

  • Alice@beehaw.org
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    Everyone and their dog knows it’s genocide. How many officials have to point it out? How do we stop them?

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    Israel will just call the committee anti-semitic and carry on doing what they are doing as there are literally zero repercussions.

    • WilfordGrimley@linux.community
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      3 hours ago

      The western world starts treating the US the way we treated Germany during WWII. Only problem is the unelected neolib puppets in charge of most of our country that used to exhibit leadership on the global stage.

  • WraithGear@lemmy.world
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    Still with the weasel words. The word “Consistent” allows for a degree of separation between two things, saying they are alike but not the same. What they should say is “Israel’s warfare in Gaza is genocide”