HRW’s 'crimes against humanity' claims are 'completely false', Israel says

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Palestinians inspect the damage at a school sheltering displaced people after it was hit by an Israeli strike, Gaza City, November 14, 2024.

Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said Thursday, as a Human Rights Watch report said Israel's displacement of Gazans amounts to a "crime against humanity". Israel dismissed the claims and said its "efforts are directed solely at dismantling Hamas's terror capabilities". Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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