Washington, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - US disagrees with HRW 'genocide' accusation against Israel

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The United States said Thursday it disagreed with New York-based Human Rights Watch's accusation that Israel was carrying out "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure. "When it comes to a determination of something like genocide, the legal standard is just incredibly high, and so the finding in this scenario we just disagree with," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. "That does not take away from t......

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