In a new report published in the context of the intensification of Israeli military operations in Gaza City, the Independent International Commission for the Independent Survey in Occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israelurged Israel and all countries to fulfill their obligations under international law “to end the genocide” and to punish those responsible.
“The Commission concludes that Israel is responsible for the Gaza Genocide Commission,” insisted Navi Pillay, president of the committee. “It is clear that there is the intention of destroying the Palestinians in Gaza thanks to acts that meet the criteria set out in the genocide agreement.”
Israel’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Danny Meton, rejected the commission’s “picked” conclusions, arguing that the 70 -page report “promotes a story to the service of Hamas and his supporters while trying to delegitimize and demonize the state of Israel.
At a press conference in Geneva, the commission of the members of the Ms. Pillay and Chris Sidoti inquiry – who are not UN staff but appointed by the Human Rights CouncilThe 47 Member States – explained that their war investigations in Gaza starting with terrorist attacks led by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023 had led to the conclusion that the Israeli authorities and the security forces “committed four of the five genocidal acts defined by the 1948 Convention on the prevention and punishment of genocide crime».
These acts are:
- murder,
- causing serious bodily or mental damage,
- deliberately inflicting the calculated living conditions to cause the destruction of the Palestinians, and
- Imposing measures intended to prevent births.
Ms. Pillay argued that the responsibility for atrocity crimes “lies in the Israeli authorities in the highest levels”, in the midst of “explicit declarations” denigrating the Palestinians by Israeli civil and military authorities.
The Commission also analyzed the conduct of Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces in Gaza, “including the imposing famine and inhuman living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza … The genocidal intention was the only reasonable inference that could be concluded from the nature of their operations,” the panel said.
Methodical examination
The assertion of the Commission follows its examination of Israeli military operations in Gaza, “including death and the seriously harmful number of Palestinians” and the imposition of a “total seat, including a blockage of humanitarian aid leading to famine,” he said.
According to the wing of the United Nations coordination, Ochha,, Nearly a million people remain in Gaza City, the famine has been confirmed there and the residents are faced with daily bombing and “the access compromised to the means of survival after the Israeli army has placed the whole city under a trip”.
For his latest report, the panel also examined what he called “systematic destruction” of health care and education in Gaza and “systematic” acts of sexual violence and sex against the Palestinians.
Call of justice
In addition, the commission of inquiry examined the alleged “direct targeting” of children and “without taking Israel into account [of] the orders of International Court of Justicewhich made an order in March 2024 that Israel should take “all necessary and effective measures to guarantee … the unhindered provision on a large scale by all the concerns of the basic services and humanitarian assistance necessary for Palestinians through Gaza”.
“The international community cannot remain silent on the genocidal campaign launched by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza,” said Pillay.
“When clear signs and evidence of emerging genocide, the lack of action to stop it is equivalent to a complicity,” she added.
“All states are under a legal obligation to use all the means which are reasonably available to them to stop the genocide in Gaza.”
Qatari dimension
In a related development on Tuesday, the Human Rights Council mixed its schedule to make room for an urgent debate on the Israeli strike last week on the political leadership of Hamas in Qatar.
The strike has targeted a district of the Qatari capital, Doha, killing six people, including five members of Hamas and provoking a general conviction, notably Security advice and secretary general.
In a press release, António Guterres spoke about what he called a “blatant violation” of Qatari sovereignty and territorial integrity.
And at a meeting of the Security Council called in response to the strike, the UN Political Affairs Head told ambassadors that the attack on violation of Qatar sovereignty was a serious threat to regional peace and security. He also undermined international mediation efforts to end the war in Gaza and returning the hostages, said Rosemary Dicarlo.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
