UN expert asks states to cut trade ties with Israel over Gaza situation

The sun sets over Gaza, as seen from Israel

GENEVA (Reuters) -A U.N. expert on Thursday called on states to impose an arms embargo and cut off trade and financial ties with Israel, which she alleged is waging a “genocidal campaign” in Gaza.

In a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council presenting her latest report, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese accused Israel of being responsible for “one of the cruellest genocides in modern history”.

Israel has rejected accusations of genocide in Gaza, citing its right to self-defence following the deadly October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

(Reporting by Emma Farge, Editing by Miranda Murray)