UN, Israel and Gaza

UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza
Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a report on Thursday.
Israel accuses UN of ‘blood libel,’ slams accusations of genocide, sexual violence in Gaza
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the report was nothing more than a conspiracy theory attempting to demonize the Jewish state.
'Genocidal acts': UN report accuses Israel of destroying women's healthcare facilities
The report also accused Israel's security forces of using forced public stripping and sexual assault as part of their standard operating procedures to punish Palestinians.
Israel accused of 'genocidal acts' against Palestinians during Gaza war in United Nations report
Israel is accused of using gender-based violence by the United Nations - allegations it refutes as unfounded, biased, and lacking credibility.
UN report accuses Israel of 'genocidal acts,' sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza
A new United Nations report says Israel used sexual and gender-based violence as a war strategy in Gaza, and carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians through the systematic destruction of women's health-care facilities.
Israel carried out ‘genocidal acts, sexual violence’ in Gaza, new UN report says
Israel’s permanent mission to the UN in Geneva describes allegations in the report as unfounded, biased, and lacking credibility.
UN experts accuse Israel of 'genocidal acts' and sexual violence as a war strategy in Gaza
The Israeli government has rejected the findings of the UN report, which accused it of using "genocidal acts" and sexual violence as a war strategy in Gaza.
UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias
United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip
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