Two Israeli rights groups said Israel was carrying out "coordinated, deliberate action to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza strip."

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -When two human rights groups became the first major voices in Israel to accuse the state of committing genocide in Gaza, breaking a taboo in a country founded after the Holocaust,

The two groups said they found deliberate intent by Israeli decision-makers to target the whole population of Gaza and destroy life for the Palestinian people.

Israel is continuing airstrikes on Gaza despite announcing daily pauses in fighting to allow aid drops. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump says he advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to change strategies when dealing with Hamas.