Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Territories, says Israel committed genocide in Gaza, citing more than 30,000 Palestinians killed, among other acts
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GENEVA, Switzerland – A United Nations expert told the global body’s Human Rights Council on Tuesday, March 26, that she believed that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza since October 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
“I implore member states to abide by their obligations, which start with imposing an arms embargo and sanctions on Israel and so ensure that the future does not continue to repeat itself,” she said, prompting a burst of applause.and not Palestinian civilians. It was triggered when Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel, killing 1,200 and taking 253 hostages, by Israeli tallies.
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