US calls claims Israel committing genocide 'unfounded'

Daniel Edelson, New York|
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Deputy Spokesman of the US State Department, Vedant Patel, condemned the report released by a special committee of the United Nations, which called Israel's policy in the Gaza Strip a genocide. "These are unfounded accusations and this is not what we see on the ground," he said during a briefing with reporters.
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