UN expert says Israel ‘genocide’ seeks ‘eradication’ of Palestinians from their land

Residents remove a body from the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 29, 2024. (AFP)
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Updated 29 October 2024
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UN expert says Israel ‘genocide’ seeks ‘eradication’ of Palestinians from their land

  • UN rights expert Francesca Albanese: ‘Genocide of the Palestinians appears to be the means to an end’
  • Independent expert on rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has long faced harsh Israeli criticism

GENEVA: Outspoken UN rights expert Francesca Albanese reiterated Tuesday an allegation that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza, charging that the country is seeking the “eradication of Palestinians” from their land.
The independent expert on rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, who has long faced harsh Israeli criticism, said in a fresh report that “the genocide of the Palestinians appears to be the means to an end: the complete removal or eradication of Palestinians from the land so integral to their identity, and which is illegally and openly coveted by Israel.”


Syrian army says it finished combing through Aleppo neighborhood, signalling takeover from Kurdish forces

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Syrian army says it finished combing through Aleppo neighborhood, signalling takeover from Kurdish forces

The Syrian army ​said on Saturday that it had finished combing through ‌Aleppo ‌city’s ‌Sheikh ⁠Maksoud neighborhood, ​signalling ‌a takeover from Kurdish fighters. The Syrian army earlier ⁠said it ‌would push ‍into ‍the last Kurdish-held ‍district of Aleppo on Friday after ​Kurdish groups there rejected a ⁠government demand for their fighters to withdraw under a ceasefire deal.