Is this genocide? Criticism of the Israeli army is growing as they prepare to enter the city where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering.
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Palestinians - People from Palestine, an area located in the Southern Levant region of Western Asia.
Gaza - The smaller of two Palestinian territories, home to two million people. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, bordered by Israel and Egypt.
Declared - Clearly said.
Hamas - A militant Palestinian organisation, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007. It is listed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.
Israel - A country in the Middle East, and the only Jewish nation in the modern period. It is seen by Jews, Christians and Muslims as the Holy Land.
7 October - On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian group Hamas, which controls Gaza, carried out a series of surprise attacks on Israel, killing more than 1,000 people and taking more than 200 hostages.
Genocide - The annihilation of a people, either through killing of its members, or through the suppression of its culture.
Civilians - People who are not in the army or the police.
Deliberately - On purpose.