#Israel military officials often attributed the deadly impact of the war on #Palestinians to #Hamas’s strategy of fighting its insurgency by hiding among civilians. The Israeli #HumanRights groups said that alone could not explain the rampant death and destruction in #Gaza.
But for the vast majority of Gazan civilians, the past 22 months have been a desperate attempt to survive constant Israeli bombardment, find enough food & clean water for their families, & flee amid Israeli warnings to immediately evacuate or risk being killed. The growing number of Gazans now starving has contributed to rising criticism of #Israel by some of its longtime allies.
Israeli leaders argue that the country has adhered to #HumanitarianLaw, that generals work closely with legal advisers who ensure compliance with standards, & that #Israel has gone above & beyond what other Western countries have done in similar situations. #Netanyahu has at times distanced himself from the most extreme statements made by his political allies.
As part of the case for #genocide, #InternationalLaw requires that there be proof of #intent. In the report on Monday, B’Tselem cited a string of dehumanizing remarks by Israeli government officials, such as a statement by Yoav Gallant, a former defense minister, that #Israel was fighting “human animals” in #Gaza. Some Israeli politicians have also said that their goal is to drive the remaining #Palestinians out of Gaza.
…The debate over whether the #war in #Gaza constitutes #genocide has also played out at the #ICJ, where #SouthAfrica has brought a genocide case against #Israel. The court has yet to rule on the matter.
…Genocide has a specific definition in #InternationalLaw: particular acts carried out with intent to destroy a group in whole or in part. The accusation hits a painful nerve for Israel, a state founded after #Nazi Germany’s attempt to exterminate European Jewry.
All together, the Israeli campaign has amounted to “coordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip,” the organization wrote. “In other words: #Israel is committing #genocide against #Palestinians in the #Gaza Strip.”
In a report titled “Our Genocide,” B’Tselem cited the devastating effects of Israel’s war on ordinary #Palestinians to support their claim: the killing of tens of thousands of #Palestinians in #Gaza; the razing of huge areas of Palestinian cities; the forced displacement of nearly all of Gaza’s two million people; the restriction of food & other vital supplies.
The two groups were B’Tselem, a rights monitor that documents the effects of Israeli policies on #Palestinians, & Physicians for #HumanRights — #Israel. Their announcement was the first time major Israeli rights groups have publicly concluded that the #Gaza war is a #genocide, an assessment previously reached by some organizations like #AmnestyInternational.
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse #Israel of #Gaza #Genocide
Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not #Palestinians as a group. But 2 of Israel’s best-known #HumanRights groups said Monday that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, adding fuel to a passionately fought international debate over whether the death & destruction there have crossed a moral red line.
#law #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianLaw
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/middleeast/israel-genocide-gaza-rights-groups.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#IsraelTerroristState
#gaza #siege #handala #FreedomFlotilla
#InternationalLaw
@palestine
Starts with a message from the IOF boat to the Handala. Then listen to the Handala activist's response. The sheer class of the reply. Big up Handala
"Let me give you a lesson in international law"
I wonder* if all these democratic countries WHO NEVER LISTENED TO B'TSELEM BEFORE, are now finally going to do something besides their favorite stalling tactics ...
* not really. Weapons, surveillance tech, oil and gas are way more important to the neoliberal political class than human lives. Including ours.
#UK, #Germany, #France call for immediate ceasefire in #Gaza
Leaders held an emergency call on Gaza Friday.
By Nadine El-Bawab and Shannon K. Kingston
July 25, 2025
" 'The #humanitarian catastrophe that we are witnessing in Gaza must end now. The most basic needs of the civilian population, including access to water and food, must be met without any further delay. Withholding essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable,' the countries said in a joint statement."
#australia #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #starvationcrisis / #blockade / #aiddeliveries / #internationallaw / #statehood
(When will it be remembered that the current situation is also clearly a result of US policy support?)
»‘Quite clearly it is a breach of international law to stop food being delivered,’ PM tells ABC’s Insiders.«
"Recognizing #palestine state before established could be ‘counterproductive,’ Italian premier says"
#eu against the #internationalLaw 2025
Hostile to peace -
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned on Sunday the Israeli reactions to France's recent announced of its imminent recognition of the State of Palestine, labeling them as “hostile to peace” and reflective of an ongoing rejection of political and negotiated solutions to the conflict.
#palestine #news
#internationalLaw
Report WAFA Ramallah JUL-27
‘Our vessel does not constitute any threat to you,’ flotilla activist tells Israeli Navy
Here is what Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian American activist and lawyer who was on board the Handala, shortly before the boat was intercepted by Israeli forces.told the Israeli Navy:
“Israeli Navy, this is a civilian vessel, Handala. Let me give you a lesson in international law."
>cont.
Manifestly Illegal: Israeli #InternationalLaw Scholars on the Stated Plan to “Concentrate” the Palestinian Population in South Gaza. | Eliav Lieblich & Tamar Megiddo, Just Security https://www.justsecurity.org/116904/israeli-international-law-scholars-gaza/
Respect for International Law in #Gaza: The Perspective of #Israeli Scholars. “Since October 2023…a group of eminent Israeli #internationallaw scholars has written numerous letters & memos expressing concerns over many aspects of the Gaza war from the perspective of #internationallaw, particularly #InternationalHumanitarianLaw (#IHL).” | Verfassungsblog
"Israeli Navy - this is the civilian vessel #handala - let me give you a lesson in #internationallaw"
Video: The Sawalha-Adderleys