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UN Rapporteur Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza, 42,000 Killed, West Bank at Risk

Oct 31, 2024, 07:16 AM

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In her address to the UN General Assembly's Third Committee in New York, Albanese condemned the global community's silence and lack of empathy towards the Palestinian crisis. She highlighted that over 42,000 Palestinians have been killed and warned that the genocide could expand to the West Bank. Albanese's new report, titled 'Genocide as Colonial Erasure,' criticizes the failure to prevent the genocide, which she claims has been enabled by various state organs. She called for international sanctions against Israel to comply with international law and prevent further atrocities. Albanese also lambasted political representatives, including the UK government, for ignoring the crisis.