Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say the country is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that its western allies have a legal and moral duty to stop it. In reports published on Monday, the two groups said Israel had targeted civilians in Gaza only because of their identity as Palestinian over nearly two years of war, causing severe and in some cases irreparable damage to Palestinian society. A number of international and Palestinian groups have already described the war as genocidal, but reports from two of Israel’s most respected human rights organisations are likely to add to pressure for action.
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups
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