The US government on Monday defended the Israeli leadership against accusations that it is committing genocide against Palestinians in the fight against militant organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is a genocide. We have been firmly on record rejecting that proposition,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in Washington on Monday. Sullivan said that the US had also presented its position on this issue in writing and in detail before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. “We believe Israel can and must do more to ensure the prot…