Genocide in Gaza would have taken ‘one afternoon’ – Netanyahu

Israel’s PM has denied seeking to starve the Palestinian enclave despite heavy UN criticism

Israel could have wiped out Gaza’s population within hours if it had intended to commit genocide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed, while denying that his government is pursuing a pre-mediated policy of starvation in the Palestinian enclave.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Netanyahu scrambled to defend himself against heavy international criticism of Israel’s campaign in Gaza, which many view as a deliberate attempt to starve the enclave into submission.

He insisted that there “hasn’t been starvation” in the area, describing the…

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