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

FRANCE 24

14 November 2024 at 12:50 am·1-min read

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.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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