Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Israel condemned as "disgraceful" a formal declaration by the world's top genocide scholars accusing it of committing genocide in Gaza, rejecting the charge as an "embarrassment to the legal profession" and grounded in misinformation spread by Hamas. The statement came in response to a resolution passed this week by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), which said Israel's conduct in Gaza over the past 22 months meets...