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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A UN commission accuses Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip - the responsibility for this lies with the highest political level. The Israeli leadership rejects the Commission's report as a "defamatory tirade".
“Israelite President Isaac Herzog, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the former Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, encouraged genocide”, read in the report. The contents of Gaza. The United Nations Independent Commission accused Israel of genocide appears first in Journal i.
Brussels, 16 Sep (EFE).- The European Union (EU) said this Tuesday that its position on whether a genocide is taking place in Gaza has not changed, after a United Nations Commission concluded that Israel has committed that crime.
According to an independent UN commission of inquiry, Israel is guilty of genocidal acts in the Gaza Strip. It accused Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant of "inciting genocide" in a new report presented on Tuesday, 16 September. While the commission was mandated by the UN, it does not speak on behalf of the organization.
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'
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