The Take: Israel razes Gaza City as UN commission declares genocide

As Israel rejects a UN inquiry that found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, ground troops roll into Gaza City.

Israel launched its long-anticipated ground assault on Gaza City at dawn on September 16, a day after winning backing from its top ally, the United States, despite mounting international alarm [Eyad BABA/AFP]

Israel has launched a major ground offensive in Gaza City, where about 900,000 people are living. It follows weeks of bombardment, destroying residential buildings and forcing Palestinians to flee the city for what they fear may be the final time. As a United Nations inquiry adds to the findings that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide, what will regional powers do now?

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Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte, Sarí el-Khalili, Haleema Shah and Noor Wazwaz, with Melanie Marich, Kylene Kiang, Chloe K Li, Kisaa Zehra, Farhan Rafid, and our guest host, Natasha Del Toro. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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