UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
- On September 16, 2025, a UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent commission reported that since October 7, 2023, Israeli authorities have perpetrated acts amounting to genocide against Palestinians residing in Gaza.
- This conclusion followed an extensive investigation of Israeli military operations and official statements, despite Israel's repeated rejections and accusations of bias against the Commission.
- The Commission found that Israeli forces committed four genocidal acts including killings, causing serious harm, deliberate destructive living conditions, and measures to prevent births, with intent to destroy Palestinians.
- Chair Navi Pillay declared that Israel bears responsibility for carrying out genocide in Gaza and cautioned that ignoring this ongoing campaign equates to being complicit.
- The Commission recommended an immediate ceasefire, unhindered UN access, and urged States to prevent genocide by stopping arms transfers to Israel and holding it accountable under international law.
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Experts commissioned by UN accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
'The Commission finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of genocide in Gaza,' said chair of the panel commissioned by the UN. 'It is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention'
The independent investigative commission of the UN Human Rights Council accuses Israel of committing a genocide in the Gaza Strip. Four of the five facts mentioned in the relevant UN Convention are fulfilled, the three-member commission states.
UN inquiry: ‘Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians’
Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza says a damning new report by the United Nations commission of inquiry. The report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out by Israeli forces since the start of the war on Gaza […] The post UN inquiry: ‘Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians’ appeared first on 5Pillars.
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