U.N. special rapporteur for Palestinian territories accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza.

Francesca Albanese says evacuation orders are "genocidal tools to achieve ethnic cleansing" Israel rejects report, says it is part of campaign aimed at undermining Jewish state. U.S. says it has "no reason to believe" Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza war. Israel banned Albanese from entering its territory after her comments on October 7 attack deemed "anti-Semitic" in Israel.