Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission of Inquiry finds
September 15, 2025
United Nations
"In establishing the genocidal acts, the Commission examined the Israeli military operations in Gaza, including: Killing and seriously harming unprecedented numbers of Palestinians; Imposing a total siege, including blocking humanitarian aid leading to starvation; Systematically destroying the healthcare and education systems in Gaza; Committing systematic acts of sexual and gender based violence; Directly targeting children; Carrying out systematic and widespread attacks on religious and cultural sites; Disregarding the orders of the International Court of Justice."
"The Commission finds that the Israeli authorities had no intention to change their course of actions. On the contrary, Israeli authorities have persisted and continued with their genocidal campaign in Gaza for almost two years now, she added."
The International Association of Genocide Scholars declares that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide
August 31, 2025
International Genocide Scholars Association
"The actions of the Israeli government against Palestinians have included: torture; arbitrary detention; sexual and reproductive violence; deliberate attacks on medical professionals, humanitarian aid workers and journalists; the deliberate deprivation of food, water, medicine, and electricity essential to the survival of the population."
"Israeli governmental leaders, war cabinet ministers, and senior army officers have made explicit statements of “intent to destroy”, characterizing Palestinians in Gaza as a whole as enemies and “human animals” and stating the intention of inflicting “maximum damage” on Gaza, “flattening Gaza,” and turning Gaza into “hell.”
Our Genocide - B’TSELEM
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
July 28, 2025
B'TSELEM
"The assault on Palestinians in Gaza cannot be separated from the escalating violence being inflicted, at varying levels and in different forms, on Palestinians living under Israeli rule in the West Bank and within Israel. The violence and destruction in these areas is intensifying over time, with no effective domestic or international mechanism acting to halt them. We warn of the clear and present danger that the genocide will not remain confined to the Gaza Strip, and that the actions and underlying mindset driving it may be extended to other areas as well. "
Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
December 3, 2024
Amnesty International
"The organization reviewed 102 statements that were issued by Israeli government and military officials and others between 7 October 2023 and 30 June 2024 and dehumanized Palestinians, called for or justified genocidal acts or other crimes against them.
This language was frequently replicated, including by Israeli soldiers on the ground, as evidenced by audiovisual content verified by Amnesty International showing soldiers making calls to “erase” Gaza or to make it uninhabitable, and celebrating the destruction of Palestinian homes, mosques, schools and universities.”
"Regardless of whether Israel sees the destruction of Palestinians as instrumental to destroying Hamas or as an acceptable by-product of this goal, this view of Palestinians as disposable and not worthy of consideration is in itself evidence of genocidal intent.”
Destruction of Conditions of Life: A Health Analysis of the Gaza Genocide
Physicians for Human Rights Israel
July 29, 2025
Physicians for Human Rights Israel
"Gaza's health system has been systematically dismantled - its hospitals rendered non-functional, medical evacuations blocked, and essential services like trauma care, surgery, dialysis, and maternal health eliminated. The killing and detention of over 1,800 healthcare workers, including many senior specialists, has decimated Gaza's medical capacity and rendered recovery nearly impossible. Humanitarian relief has been deliberately restricted, forcing civilians to approach militarized distribution points that have often become sites of mass killings. This coordinated assault has produced a cascading failure of health and humanitarian infrastructure, compounded by policies leading to starvation, disease, and the breakdown of sanitation, housing, and education systems.”
"Gaza residents who have been detained and held in Israeli facilities report systematic torture, medical neglect, and degrading treatment, contributing to both physical and psychological harm. Children face psychological trauma, while women endure sharp increases in miscarriages, preterm births, and maternal mortality amid famine and lack of reproductive healthcare services. "
"The organization also calls on the global health and humanitarian communities to act, as the destruction of Gaza's health system is not only a legal violation but a humanitarian catastrophe demanding urgent global solidarity and response."
A Cartography of Genocide - Forensic Architecture
October 25, 2024
Forensic Architecture
”Our analysis of this conduct reveals the near-total destruction of civilian life in Gaza. We have also collected and analysed evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military directing Palestinian civilians to areas of Gaza designated as ‘safe’. These orders have resulted in the repeated, large-scale displacement of the Palestinian population across Gaza, often to areas which subsequently came under attack.”
”The patterns we have observed concerning Israel’s military conduct in Gaza indicate a systematic and organised campaign to destroy life, conditions necessary for life, and life-sustaining infrastructure.”
Extermination and Acts of Genocide: Israel Deliberately Depriving Palestinians in Gaza of Water - Human Rights Watch
December 19, 2024
Human Rights Watch
"Since October 2023, Israeli authorities have deliberately obstructed Palestinians’ access to the adequate amount of water required for survival in the Gaza Strip.”
"Between October 2023 and September 2024, Israeli authorities’ actions have deprived the majority of the more than 2 million Palestinians living in Gaza of access to even that bare minimum amount of water, which has contributed to death and widespread disease. For many in Gaza, much or all of the water they have had access to is not suitable for drinking.”
The leaders of over 20 major aid groups in Gaza call for urgent intervention after a UN commission concluding, for the first time, that genocide is being committed.
September 17, 2025
Save The Children
"The inhumanity of the situation in Gaza is unconscionable. As humanitarian leaders, we have borne direct witness to the horrifying deaths and suffering of the people of Gaza. Our warnings have gone unheeded and thousands more lives are still at stake."