A United Nations commission has concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, marking the panel’s most comprehensive finding on Israeli conduct in the conflict to date. This expands upon earlier reports that cited war crimes and crimes against humanity by Israel. The commission’s investigation has focused on the conflict since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led assault on Israel.
The panel concurrently documented war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by armed Palestinian groups, including allegations of sexual violence during the October 7 attack. The report emerges amidst an ongoing International Court of Justice (ICJ) case concerning genocide allegations against Israel, which previously directed Israel to prevent such acts. The commission indicated its findings do not preclude future investigations into potential genocidal acts in the West Bank or by Hamas.
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