UN expert accuses Israel of several acts of 'genocide' in Gaza

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Geneva: A UN rights expert on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) said there were 'reasonable grounds' to determine that Israel has committed several acts of 'genocide' in its war in Gaza, also warning of 'ethnic cleansing.'

Geneva: A UN rights expert on Monday said there were 'reasonable grounds' to determine that Israel has committed several acts of 'genocide' in its war in Gaza, also warning of 'ethnic cleansing.'Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories, said there were clear indications that Israel had violated three of the five acts listed under the UN Genocide Convention.

Last month Israel slapped a visa ban on her after she made comments denying that Hamas's October 7 attack, which sparked the war in Gaza, was anti-Semitic.That attack resulted in about 1,160 deaths in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.Militants also seized about 250 hostages, of whom Israel believes around 130 remain in Gaza, including 33 presumed dead.

 

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