Israeli human rights groups accuse Israeli government of committing genocide in Gaza

Record ID: 2009583

  • Title: Israeli human rights groups accuse Israeli government of committing genocide in Gaza
  • Date: 28th July 2025
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (JULY 28, 2025) (REUTERS) HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SITTING AT CONFERENCE TABLE ADDRESSING JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF B'TSELEM, YULI NOVAK, SAYING: "The report we are publishing today is one we never imagined we would have to write. But in recent months we have been witnessing a reality that has left us no choice but to acknowledge the trut
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  • Keywords: army famine gaza genocide israel starvation
  • Location: JERUSALEM / UNKNOWN LOCATION
  • City: JERUSALEM / UNKNOWN LOCATION
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001306128072025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Israeli human rights groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel accused the state of Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war in a report published on Monday (July 28).
    At a news conference held in Jerusalem, activists from both groups discussed their allegations against the state of Israel and said there was no room for denying the deliberate actions of the Israeli government to damage and destroy Palestinian society in Gaza.
    The spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, David Mencer, called the genocide allegation "baseless."
    "There is no intent, key for the charge of genocide," Mencer said, adding that Israel had provided aid to Palestinians which was "incongruous" with the accusation. 
    In recent weeks, humanitarian agencies have warned of an escalating crisis in Gaza.
    On Monday, the Gaza health ministry said at least 14 people had died in the past 24 hours of starvation and malnutrition, bringing the war's death toll from hunger to 147, including 89 children, most in just the last few weeks.
    Israel announced on Sunday it was implementing daily humanitarian pauses in some areas to facilitate movement of aid after mounting international pressure.
    The WFP said that almost 470,000 people in Gaza are enduring famine-like conditions, with 90,000 women and children in need of specialist nutrition treatments.
    (Production: Dedi Hayun, Andreea Popescu)
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