A child looks out a window after Israeli bombardment in Rafah: The dehumanising language used by Israeli government officials – and Palestinian casualties, mass destruction and displacement – points to possible genocide. Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP Calls by states to categorise Israeli action in Gaza as genocide are increasing amid appeals for an immediate action to end the carnage. Critics of the Israeli response to the brutal attack by Hamas, which range from the United Nations to Brazil, South Africa and Colombia, have invoked a range of international crimes – genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, including ethnic cleansing. This...