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US rights group sues Biden for alleged ‘failure to prevent genocide’ in Gaza

People search for victims amid the rubble of houses hit by Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 11 November.
People search for victims amid the rubble of houses hit by Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 11 November. Photograph: Ismael Mohamad/UPI/Shutterstock

A New York civil liberties group is suing Joe Biden for allegedly failing in his duty under international and US laws to prevent Israel committing genocide in Gaza.

The Center for Constitutional Rights’ (CCR) complaint on behalf of several Palestinian groups and individuals alleges that Israel’s actions, including “mass killings”, the targeting of civilian infrastructure and forced expulsions, amount to genocide. The CCR said that the 1948 international convention against genocide requires the US and other countries to use their power and influence to stop the killing.

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