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UN Official Claims Israel Commits Genocide in Gaza

11/5/2025

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Navi Pillay, chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, asserts that Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
She cites the Al-Basma fertility clinic strike that destroyed 4,000 embryos.
Pillay states the international community has failed to act.
Despite the fragile ceasefire, she believes lasting peace is possible if root causes are addressed.

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Navi Pillay, chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, asserts that Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
She cites the Al-Basma fertility clinic strike that destroyed 4,000 embryos.
Pillay states the international community has failed to act.
Despite the fragile ceasefire, she believes lasting peace is possible if root causes are addressed.