Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in a report released on Thursday, December 5.
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00:00Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in a report
00:05released on Thursday, December 5.
00:07The report says it reached the conclusion after months of analyzing incidents and statements
00:12of Israeli officials.
00:14It adds the legal threshold for the crime has been met based on the 1948 Genocide Convention.
00:19United Nations officials say there are no safe areas left in Gaza, with a majority of
00:23Gaza's 2.3 million population having been internally displaced.
00:28In May, the world court ordered Israel to stop its ground assault in Gaza, but the world
00:33court has no means to enforce its orders.
00:36Israel launched its war in Gaza after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack, which killed 1,200 people.
00:42Gaza's health ministry says the 13-month war has killed more than 44,000 people.