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Report Claims Gaza Faces Genocide Amid Ongoing Violence

11/18/2025

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B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, says Gaza's situation constitutes genocide in its report "Our Genocide."
B'Tselem reports more than 68,000 deaths, including children and women, with many missing.
It alleges Israeli officials aim to destroy Gaza and target civilians, hospitals, and journalists.
It says violence did not start on October 7, 2023, but marked an escalation in destruction of Palestinian life under self-defense.

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B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, says Gaza's situation constitutes genocide in its report "Our Genocide."
B'Tselem reports more than 68,000 deaths, including children and women, with many missing.
It alleges Israeli officials aim to destroy Gaza and target civilians, hospitals, and journalists.
It says violence did not start on October 7, 2023, but marked an escalation in destruction of Palestinian life under self-defense.