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Vermont's congressional delegation has publicly labeled Israel's military actions in Gaza as genocide.

The statements followed a United Nations commission report that concluded Israel has committed acts of genocide.

Israeli officials have condemned the U.N. report, calling it false and biased.

Vermont’s congressional leaders said Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza for the first time in public on Wednesday, after avoiding using the term for almost two years of the Israel-Hamas war.

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch appear to be the first senators to use the description for Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, which Palestinian authorities say has killed more 60,000 people since Oct. 7, 2023, and the United Nations says has displaced 90% of th

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