{"id":44043,"date":"2024-01-05T06:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T06:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/us-not-seeing-acts-of-genocide-in-gaza-state-dept-says-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T06:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T06:16:17","slug":"us-not-seeing-acts-of-genocide-in-gaza-state-dept-says-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/us-not-seeing-acts-of-genocide-in-gaza-state-dept-says-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"US ‘not seeing acts of genocide’ in Gaza, State Dept says | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWASHINGTON:
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The US\u00a0has not observed acts in Gaza that constitute genocide, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, after South Africa launched genocide proceedings at the International Court of Justice over Israel’s military operation in the Palestinian enclave.<\/p>\n

“Those are allegations that should not be made lightly … we are not seeing any acts that constitute genocide,” Miller said at a regular news briefing. “That is a determination by the State Department,” he added.<\/p>\n

He had been asked about South Africa’s request on Tuesday that\u00a0the World Court\u00a0issue an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention.<\/p>\n

The court has\u00a0scheduled\u00a0public hearings for Jan. 11 and 12 on South Africa’s request. Israel said it would\u00a0defend itself\u00a0from the charges. Israel’s crackdown has killed more than 22,000 Palestinians, laid waste to much of the enclave and engulfed its 2.3 million residents in a\u00a0humanitarian disaster.<\/p>\n

Miller said he did not have any assessment to share on whether war crimes or crimes against humanity have been committed.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0<\/strong>US slams Israeli ministers’ statements on resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington on Tuesday\u00a0slammed\u00a0two Israeli ministers for advocating resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza, but said Israel had assured US\u00a0officials that their statements do not reflect its policy.<\/p>\n

US\u00a0officials have said\u00a0too many\u00a0Palestinians have been killed in the conflict. They have urged Israel – which Washington provides with weapons – to do more to protect civilians.<\/p>\n

The war was triggered by a cross-border Hamas assault on Israeli towns on Oct. 7 in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed and some 240 hostages taken back to Gaza.<\/p>\n

The total recorded Palestinian death toll from Israel’s offensive had reached 22,313 by Wednesday, the Gaza health ministry said.<\/p>\n

Israel has called the genocide case “baseless” and says Hamas is using Palestinians as human shields and stealing aid from them, accusations Hamas denies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n