Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza, according to the "most authoritative assessment" to date.

A United Nations Commission of Inquiry (CoI), established by the UN Human Rights Council, concluded that Israeli authorities "intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible" and have committed the crime against humanity of extermination.

The report cites direct targeting of civilians, including children, and mass killings in "far larger numbers compared to previous conflicts".

It also found Israel deliberately inflicted life-threatening conditions by blocking food, water and medicine — actions "calculated" to bring about the "destruction of Palestinians".

The inquiry's report follows a two-year investigation and builds on a growing number of assessments labell

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