Gaza invasion could lead to ‘genocide’: Arab League, African Union

A Palestinian child wounded during an Israeli airstrike receives medical treatment at al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP)

• Statement comes as Israel readies for a ground invasion in Gaza

CAIRO: Israel’s planned ground invasion of Gaza “could lead to a genocide of unprecedented proportions,” the heads of the Arab League and African Union said Sunday in a joint statement.
Both organizations called on “the United Nations and the international community to stop a catastrophe unfolding in front of us, before it is too late,” as Israel readies for a ground invasion following Hamas’s surprise attack last week.