Senior EU official says Israel’s war in Gaza is genocide

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A senior European Union official said on Thursday that Israel’s operations in Gaza constitute genocide, the first member of the bloc’s commission to make that charge.

“The genocide in Gaza exposes Europe’s failure to act and speak with one voice, even as protests spread across European cities and 14 U.N. Security Council members call for an immediate ceasefire,” Teresa Ribera said at the opening ceremony of the academic year at the Sciences Po university in Paris.

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