The ‘Gaza genocide’ is a hoax

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The ‘Gaza genocide’ is a hoax

TL;DR

  • Tom Fletcher, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, made a statement in May 2025.
  • Fletcher warned on BBC Radio that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within 48 hours.
  • The deaths were contingent on humanitarian access to the babies.