Genocide experts say Israel\u2019s Gaza campaign meets legal genocide criteria; Israel rejects the accusation
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\nIsrael pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City on Monday, detonating explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as airstrikes killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.
\nThe president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars said the body had passed a resolution declaring that Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza meet the legal criteria for genocide. Israel did not immediately respond to the group\u2019s statement, but has previously denied committing genocide.
\nIsrael is advancing a plan to seize full control of Gaza, starting with Gaza City, with the stated goal of destroying Hamas and rescuing the remaining 48 hostages after nearly two years of war.
\nResidents said Israeli forces sent old armoured vehicles into the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, then detonated them remotely, destroying houses and forcing families to flee. Leaflets dropped over the city urged residents to head south, warning of expanded operations.
\n\u201cPeople are confused \u2013 stay and die, or leave towards nowhere,\u201d said resident Mohammad Abu Abdallah, 55. \u201cExplosions never stopped. Drones hovered all night. Many left their homes fearing death, others don\u2019t know where to go.\u201d
\nDeaths, starvation reported
\nThe Gaza health ministry said at least 98 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours, while nine more people \u2013 including three children \u2013 died from malnutrition and starvation, raising such deaths to at least 348, including 127 children. Israel disputes the figures, arguing the deaths are due to other medical causes.
\nLocal officials said 19 people, including women and children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on houses in Gaza City. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.
\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet late Sunday to discuss the planned offensive on Gaza City, described as Hamas\u2019s bastion. The military has warned political leaders the operation could endanger remaining hostages. Protests in Israel demanding an end to the war and the hostages\u2019 release have intensified.
\nThe conflict began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Twenty of the remaining 48 hostages are believed to be alive.
\nIsrael\u2019s military campaign has killed more than 63,000 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to local health officials, and devastated much of the enclave. Ceasefire talks collapsed in July and efforts to revive them have failed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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