Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Genocide committed and continuing in Gaza: UN investigators

UN investigators say Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza in a bid to “destroy the Palestinians” there, and blame Israel’s PM and other top officials for incitement.

A United Nations Commission of Inquiry released a landmark report on Israel’s actions in Gaza, saying Israel is committing four of five acts of genocide under the 1948 convention and holding it responsible for carrying out genocide against Palestinians.

The report states that since October 2023, Israeli forces have bombed civilians in homes, shelters and safe zones. More than half of those killed were women, children and the elderly.

It also said Palestinians have suffered torture, sexual violence, forced displacement and cultural destruction, and Israel has imposed a siege on Gaza, cutting off food, water, power and medical aid and starving Palestinians.

Israel deliberately inflicted conditions to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, including reproductive violence. Its attack on Gaza’s largest IVF clinic has destroyed 1000s of embryos, sperm and eggs, a measure to prevent births. These are the same four crimes that the ICJ ordered Israel to “take all measures to prevent”.


UN accused Israel of genocide given orders from top Israeli officials

Navi Pillay, head of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, has told Al Jazeera that, based on the statements of Israel’s President Herzog, Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and the orders which they have given, the UN has reached the conclusion that Israel is committing genocide.

“Because these three individuals were agents of the state, under the law the state then is held responsible,” Pillay said. “So we say it is the State of Israel that has committed genocide.”