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U.N. investigation accuses Israel of mass sexual violence, genocidal acts against Palestinians

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A new report by the U.N. accuses Israel of the increasing use of sexual violence against Palestinians and genocidal acts through the deliberate destruction of their sexual and reproductive healthcare facilities.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    UN accuses Israel of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the allegations, accusing the UN Human Rights Council of antisemitism.

  2. UPI

    U.N. investigation accuses Israel of mass sexual violence, genocidal acts against Palestinians (opens UPI)

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    A new report by the U.N. accuses Israel of the increasing use of sexual violence against Palestinians and genocidal acts through the deliberate destruction of their sexual and reproductive healthcare facilities.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Israel’s attacks on reproductive healthcare in Gaza ‘genocidal’: UN experts (opens Al Jazeera)

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    UN experts say Israel ‘intentionally attacked and destroyed’ the Palestinian territory’s main fertility centre.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Middle East latest: UN-backed experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    United Nations-backed experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s mission to the U.N. in Geneva rejected the accusations and accused the commission, which was created by the U.N.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Israel attack on Gaza IVF clinic a 'genocidal act': UN probe (opens Al-Monitor)

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    A United Nations investigation concluded Thursday that Israel carried out "genocidal acts" in Gaza through the destruction of its main IVF clinic, maternity facilities and other reproductive healthcare facilities.

  6. The Guardian

    Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN (opens The Guardian)

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    Israeli forces have used sexual violence as weapon of war to ‘dominate and destroy’ Palestinian people, report also says

  7. New York Post

    Israel accuses UN of ‘blood libel,’ slams accusations of genocide, sexual violence in Gaza (opens New York Post)

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    Israel's Foreign Ministry said the report was nothing more than a conspiracy theory attempting to demonize the Jewish state.

  8. Al Jazeera

    What were Israel’s ‘genocidal acts’ against reproductive health in Gaza? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    UN investigators have accused Israel of committing “genocidal acts” by targeting women’s health facilities in Gaza.

  9. NBC News

    Israel accused of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza by U.N. experts (opens NBC News)

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    United Nations-backed human rights experts accused Israel of the use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence in its war with Hamas in Gaza.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Will Israel be held accountable for genocidal acts in Gaza? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    UN report finds systemic sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians.

  11. Truthout

    UN Report: Israel’s Sexual, Gender-Based Violence Against Palestinians Amounts to “Genocidal Acts” (opens Truthout)

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    Israel’s bombing of a crucial IVF clinic and destruction of 4,000 embryos was an act of genocide, experts found.

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