Military

A United Nations report has accused Israeli armed forces of committing crimes of “sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence against Palestinians” in Gaza and the West Bank since the war against Hamas began in 2023. What does the report say? The U.N. Human Rights Council’s findings also accuse Israeli troops of “genocidal acts” during the conflict. The agency cited what it deems the systematic destruction of sexual and reproductive health care facilities, including maternity wards and Gaza’s main in vitro fertility center, with tank shelling and destroying some 4,000 embryos. How is Israel responding? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…