(AFP) Israel condemned the UN for "anti-Israel fabrications" after a UN committee said its warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide. The UN special committee said in a report that Israel was "intentionally causing death, starvation and serious injury" in Gaza, accusing it of "using starvation as a method of war." The Israel Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed the accusations as "false claims." "[The] report is an appalling example of the transformation of the UN into an organization which is used as a pawn by terrorists who attack civilians in a democratic state," spokesman Oren Marmorstein said on X. He insisted Israel's "activities are directed solely at dismantling Hamas's terror capabilities." It was Hamas which uses "civilians as human shields" and that Israel was not targeting the people of Gaza. "Israel remains fully committed to facilitating the continuous flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza," he added. The U.S. also rejected the UN committee's charges, which it said were "unfounded."
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