from Daily Sabah
The U.S. is not seeing any acts that constitute genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday, criticizing South Africa's decision to file a genocide case against Israel for its crimes since Oct. 7.
"We don't think it's productive," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.
"Genocide is, of course, a heinous atrocity, one of the most heinous atrocities that any individual can commit," Miller said, adding that those are allegations that "should not made lightly."
(above: 111 Palestinians killed in Khan Younis in Southern Gaza Nov. 22 2023)
However, Miller said the U.S. is "not seeing any acts that constitute genocide."
Asked if the U.S. sees any acts of war crimes, Miller said: "We continue to collect information and gather it as we always do, but I don't have an assessment to offer."
The White House, for its part, said it found the submission "meritless, counterproductive and completely without any basis in fact whatsoever."...
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