UN Finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza
A damning report raises urgent alarms about crimes against Palestinians
A United Nations inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, raising concerns over mortal rights violations in one of the world’s most prolonged conflicts.
The Human Rights Council’s independent panel released its findings on Tuesday, stating that there are” reasonable grounds” to assert that Israel’s service and government authorities have carried out four of the five acts classified as genocide under transnational law.
The report focuses on Israel’s service crusade against Hamas, now entering its alternate time, and its ruinous impact on civilians.
The panel linked several crimes, including the deliberate payoff of members of the Palestinian group, inflicting serious physical and cerebral detriment, assessing life conditions calculated to destroy the population, and taking measures aimed at precluding births.
The investigators were unequivocal in assigning responsibility. “The commission concludes that Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
And then Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has incited the commission of genocide, and that Israeli authorities have failed to take action against them to punish this incitement,” the report states.
“It is clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention.”
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It further notes that the public statements from Israel’s leadership offer “direct evidence of genocidal intent.”
It leaves little doubt about culpability. “The commission concludes that the State of Israel bears responsibility for the failure to prevent genocide, the commission of genocide, and the failure to punish genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”
The 72-runner document not only highlights these violations but also outlines coming way forward. It calls for an immediate halt to the genocide and urges global powers to take action.
Among its recommendations are suspending arms shipments to Israel, supporting examinations into individuals and companies that perpetrate these crimes, and holding the state responsible under transnational law.
The commission’s concerns extend beyond Gaza. The investigation primarily covers abuses since 7 October 2023.
When hostilities escalated, it warned that “the specific intent to destroy the Palestinians as a whole has extended to the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory,” including both the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
This report is bound to enkindle debate among world leaders, rights groups, and transnational courts. It arrives at a critical juncture, as calls for accountability and humanitarian intervention intensify.
For the UK, this is further than just an overseas extremity. It’s a test of global commitment to justice and the rule of law.
The use of the term genocide isn’t applied smoothly. It signals a breach of humanity’s deepest protections and the world can no longer look down.
