Washington, DC – Prominent United States Senator Bernie Sanders has described Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide, renewing his call for ending Washington’s “complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people”.

Sanders’s statement on Wednesday came a day after a United Nations Commission of Inquiry released an extensive report that concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The US senator cited the statements of Israeli officials calling for the destruction and erasure of Gaza, as well as the growing death toll and famine in the territory.

“The intent is clear. The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza,” Sanders said.

The former presidential candidate, who remains a leading figure in the progressive movement, is the first US senator to cal

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