Israel has been accused of “genocidal” attacks on Gaza’s reproductive centres, prompting a furious row with the UN.

A UN special commission of inquiry report concluded the Jewish state had “intentionally attacked and destroyed” the enclave’s main fertility centre, IVF clinic and other maternity facilities.

It added that Israel blocked aid deliveries that included medication for ensuring safe pregnancies and neonatal care.

The document also criticised what it called a “deplorable increase in sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians to terrorise them and perpetuate a system of oppression that undermines their right to self-determination”.

Both the Israeli government and civil groups have strongly rejected the findings.