US EditionIsrael Slams UN Commission Report Finding It Guilty of Genocide in Gaza - The Statesman
The UN commission documented killing, severe harm, and birth prevention as genocidal acts against Palestinians amid a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with over 64,900 deaths reported.
- A United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry found on September 16, 2025, that Israel is responsible for committing genocide in Gaza.
- The commission began investigating events following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks that killed 1,200 in Israel and triggered Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
- The report accuses Israeli authorities of killing Palestinians, causing serious harm, imposing destructive living conditions, and preventing births, consistent with the 1948 Genocide Convention.
- Navi Pillay, chair of the commission, said Israel orchestrated a genocidal campaign with intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, while Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the report 'fake' and authored by Hamas proxies.
- The findings intensified international calls to enforce legal obligations, including South Africa’s submission of dossiers to the UN and demands for Israel’s compliance with International Court of Justice rulings.
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Israel slams UN Commission report finding it guilty of genocide in Gaza - The Statesman
The UN Commission publishing its report on Israel and its actions in Gaza, accused the country of partaking in genocide, as defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, leading to furious backlash from Jerusalem which proceeded to mock the report.
SA presses ICJ, UN to act after UN report accuses Israel of genocide
By Palesa Nguqu and Lebone Rodah Mosima The Department of International Relations and Cooperation on Wednesday issued a strong international appeal, urging all nations to take immediate and decisive action to halt what it described as an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This follows the release of a damning report by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry, which concluded that Isra…
Israel is committing genocide. This is a fact, not an opinion.
At this point the only people who still deny that Israel is committing genocide are those who want to make sure nobody does anything to stop Israel from committing genocide.Caitlin JohnstoneListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): A UN inquiry has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and that Israeli authorities have “intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible” in the enclave.Israel has responded to the UN …
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