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JUST IN: UN special committee finds Israel warfare consistent with Genocide.
Israel is comitting the following:
•Siege Over Gaza, Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid, and Collective Punishment
"Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders from the International Court of Justice and resolutions of the Security Council, Israel is intentionally causing death, starvation and serious injury, using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population,"
•AI-Assisted Targeting and Disregard for Civilian Protection
"The Israeli military's use of Al-assisted targeting, with minimal human oversight, combined with heavy bombs, underscores Israel's disregard of its obligation to distinguish between civilians and combatants and take adequate safeguards to prevent civilian deaths,"
•Destruction of Essential Infrastructure and Environmental Harm
"By destroying vital water, sanitation and food systems, and contaminating the environment, Israel has created a lethal mix of crises that will inflict severe harm on generations to come,"
•Media Censorship, Suppression of Dissent, and Targeting of Journalists
•Disproportionate Removal of Pro-Palestinian Content on Social Media
Amid the devastation in Gaza, Israel's escalating media censorship, suppression of dissent, and targeting of journalists are deliberate efforts to block global access to information, the Committee found. It also noted how social media companies
disproportionately removed "pro-Palestinian content" in comparison with posts inciting violence against Palestinians.
Mike
