Spain PM alleges ‘genocide’ in Gaza as rescuers say 35 killed

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a “genocide”, as rescuers in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory said Israeli forces killed 35 people.

After more than 20 months of devastating conflict, rights groups say Gaza’s population of more than two million face famine-like conditions.

Israel began allowing supplies to trickle in at the end of May following a blockade of more than two months, but…