Human Rights Watch says Israel's deprivation of water in Gaza is act of genocide

Human Rights Watch finds Israel guilty of extermination and ‘acts of genocide’

Human Rights Watch has issued a devastating report concluding Israel is committing the crimes of extermination and genocide in Gaza by focusing on one crucial issue: water.

Israel's Crime of Extermination, Acts of Genocide in Gaza

( Human Rights Watch ) – Israeli authorities have deliberately inflicted conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the population in Gaza by intentionally depriving Palestinian civilians there of adequate access to water, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths. In doing so, Israeli authorities are responsible for the crime against humanity of extermination and for acts of genocide. The pattern of conduct, cou…

HRW and MSF accuse Israel of ‘acts of genocide’ and ‘ethnic cleansing'. Israel denies.

Just released reports by the NGOs ‘Human Rights Watch’ and ‘Medecins Sans Frontiers’ accuse Israel of committing “acts of genocide” and “ethnic ...

Human Rights Watch Finds Israel Guilty of Extermination and ‘Acts of Genocide’

Fars Photo of Destruction in Gaza Strip during 2023. Fars Media Corporation, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jonathan Ofir / Mondoweiss Today, Human Rights Watch issued a devastating report on Israel’s genocide in Gaza, titled: “Extermination and Acts of Genocide – Israel Deliberately Depriving Palestinians in Gaza of Water.” The report’s conclusion, coming on the heels of Amnesty’s genocide report…

Human Rights Watch says Israel weaponising water in Gaza, Tel Aviv denies charge

After Hamas launched its offensive on October 7, Israeli leaders including then Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and current Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to cut off water supply to Gazans in response to the attacks, the report said

Israel under fire for Gaza genocide, Syria gov pledges ‘justice'

Israel on Thursday faced accusations of "acts of genocide" and exhibiting "signs of ethnic cleansing" from leading NGOs this week amid its brutal military offensive in Gaza. Rights group Human Rights Watch detailed deliberate efforts by Israeli authorities "of a systematic nature" to deprive Gazans of water, which had "likely caused thousands of deaths... and will likely continue to cause deaths". In a separate report, Doctors Without Borders (M…