Israel has denied carrying out genocide or deliberately targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure during its military operation in Gaza. It says it is acting in self-defence after the October 7, 2023, attack led by Hamas that killed 1,200 people and in which more than 250 were taken hostage.Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the issue again on Friday. “Take the false charge of genocide. Israel is accused of deliberately targeting civilians. Ladies and gentlemen, the opposite is true,” he said to the UN. “This charge is so baseless. The comparison to genocide, wholesale slaughter of populations. What, did the Nazis ask the Jews to leave?” he said.
