Gaza Genocide: UN Confirmation & Israel Land Offensive

The International Investigative Commission of the Him Declared the genocide in Gazathe same day that the Israeli army announced that he began his terrestrial offensive against the Gaza Citywhere almost 150,000 Palestinian refugees still remain, according to figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).

The report argues that Israeli forces have carried out at least Four of the five acts established in the Convention for the Prevention and Sanction of the Crime of Genocide 1948: murders, Severe physical or mental damage, living conditions oriented to physical destruction of the group, and imposition of Measures aimed at preventing births.

The genocide in Gaza

The commission, chaired by Navi Pillay, Former Human Rights Commissioner and Judge of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda, points out how responsible of incitement to genocide to the Israeli president, Isaac Herzogto the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuand the former Minister of Defense, Yoav they can. Researchers say that Israeli authorities They did not take measures to prevent or punish these acts. “Responsibility lies to the state of Israel“Pillay declared when presenting the report, which contains More than 16,000 evidence.

The researchers said that the explicit statements of the Israeli civil and military authorities, together with the pattern of conduct of the Israeli forces, “indicated that Genocidal acts were committed with the intention of destroying (…) to the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip as a group. “

Chris Sidotione of the three members of the investigating team said that “the public statements of Israeli leaders, combined with the systematic pattern of military operations, indicate the existence of genocidal intention“In the offensive against the enclave.” The Israeli population has been betrayed by his government (…), which has been fighting this genocidal war for two years, “he said.

The vast majority of Gaza inhabitants have been displaced at least onceand more massive displacements are taking place as Israel intensifies its offensive to take control of Ciudad de Gaza, where the UN has declared a famine.

One of the most dramatic findings is that Life expectancy has fallen practically half in Gazafrom 75.5 years when the conflict began at 40.5 years later, 34.9 years more recently.

“False”

The Israel Ministry of Foreign Relations categorically rejected the report and described it as “liar and biased“. In a statement, he said it is a”Hamas falsity reproduction“And he accused the members of the commission to act as”representatives of the terrorist group“. Also demanded the immediate dissolution of the Investigation Commission, accusing its members of having positions “openly anti -Semitic“.

Squidi responded to those accusations during a press conference. “Israeli responses are already predictable and boring“He said, in reference to the government repeating arguments without providing documented evidence.”It seems that they reproduce the answers with artificial intelligence“He ironized.

The president of the commission, Navi Pillaysaid the world is being Witness of a breakdown of the promise of “never again”which arose after the genocides of the twentieth century. “Today we are witnesses in real time of how this promise breaks before the eyes of the world,” he said.

He added that all states are obliged, according to international law, to act immediately Given the possibility of a genocide. “There is no need to expect a judicial resolution to prevent more crimes“He said.

“There is no time for excuses”

It is the first time that an organism of this level directly accuses the state of Israel of Genocidealthough the UN had supported similar reports in the past. Although it does not come from a formal legal instance, the reports of the report can be used as evidence in future procedures before international courts, such as the International Criminal Court (CPI) and the International Court of Justice (CIJ).

The report adds to the ongoing judicial process in the ICJ, where South Africa accuses Israel of violating the Genocide Convention. The ICJ already issued precautionary measures In January 2024, ordering Israel to protect the Palestinian population from possible genocidal acts and guarantee the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza. South Africa presented his memory written in October 2024 and now Israel has a deadline until January 2026 to answer.

On the other hand, the ICC already issued Detention orders against Netanyahu and Gallantalthough he has not yet formally accused them of genocide. The ICC continues investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both Israel and Hamas since 2021.

The UN Secretary General, António Guterreshe said that Israel is not willing to file serious peace conversations And he is determined to “go to the end” in his military campaign in Gaza. Described the situation as “moral, political and legally intolerable”On the other hand, Amnesty International He affirmed that the international community You can no longer say “I didn’t know”after the UN opinion, and stressed that “There is no time for excuses“.

Several international leaders and human rights organizations have already described the situation in Gaza as genocide. The president of Ireland, Michael Higginseven suggested that Israel and those countries that supply weapons should be excluded from the United Nations.

The European Commission evaluates impose sanctions a Israeli officials and suspend commercial benefits within the framework of the Euromediterranean agreement.

For its part, the UN Office of Human Rights publicly requested “stop the massacre”, And criticized the use of heavy artillery in densely populated areas, warning that such actions They could violate international war laws. In that sense, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türkhe said after the publication he saw “increasingly evident tests“From a genocide in the enclave.

“Gaza burns”

Meanwhile, The Israeli army confirmed Tuesday that there are already land troops within Gaza Cityafter weeks of intense bombings against the city and its residential skyscrapers, where you estimate that there are still between 2,000 and 3,000 Hamas militiamen.

“Last night we began to deepen our operations within the city, it is somewhat graduateL, but yesterday was a great step forward in the deployment of forces and in the operations in the field, “said the officer, who preferred to maintain anonymity.

The offensive occurs after a night of intense bombingS, who have left at least 41 dead, 37 of them in the capital and four in the center of the Gaza Strip.

Shortly before the attack is started, The Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, said: “Gaza Arde.” “We will not give in and we will not turn back until the mission is fulfilled,” he added.

In response, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallaswarned that the land offensive will aggravate “an already desperate situation” In the enclave. “It will only bring more death, more destruction and more displacements,” he said in a message on his networks.

In the report, the Commission denounced that the conflict has caused an extreme deterioration of living conditions in the strip. The UN declared a famine in the city of Gaza,

Most of the Gazaties It has been displaced at least once Since October 2023. As the attacks intensify, mass displacements continue. Gazatí Ministry of Health alerted recently about a Critical Blood Shortage and blood components. Only 11 hospitals are still operational in Gaza City, all partially.