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An international commission determined that Israel perpetrated systematic destruction in Gaza, asserting that senior leaders such as the prime minister incited these acts.

Major Conclusions from the Investigation

The inquiry cited multiple examples to support its genocide finding, including the scale of killings, restrictions of humanitarian assistance, mass evacuations, and the destruction of a fertility clinic.

"Systematic destruction is occurring in Gaza," declared the head of the commission, an ex- global justice official.

The responsibility for these grave violations rests on the nation's leadership at the highest echelons who have planned a destructive operation with the clear objective to destroy the local population in the territory.

Israel's Response

The Israeli government refused to cooperate with the commission, accusing it of having a biased motive against the state.

A statement from the foreign ministry said, "The nation categorically rejects this misleading and inaccurate findings and demands the prompt dissolution of this investigative body."

Legal and Historical Context

The 1948 UN genocide convention, adopted after the systematic killing of Jewish people by the Third Reich, defines genocide as crimes committed "with intent to eliminate, in whole or in part, a national, racial, racial, or faith-based community."

The commission found that Israeli forces had performed four of the specified violations: fatalities; inflicting serious bodily or mental harm; deliberately inflicting conditions of life designed to cause destruction; and enforcing policies aimed to reduce population growth.

Supporting Documentation

The conclusions were based on interviews with victims, witnesses, medical professionals, authenticated public records, and aerial data review gathered since the war began.

The commission also concluded that statements by top officials served as "direct evidence of genocidal intent," citing a message equating the Gaza operation to a "religious conflict of complete eradication."

Global Parallels

The chair of the inquiry, who once headed a international court for the Rwandan atrocities, stated the circumstances were similar.

"When I look the facts in the 1994 atrocities, it's strikingly alike to this. You strip humanity from your victims. They are portrayed as less than human, and so as a result, absent remorse, you can kill them," she explained.

Ongoing Legal Proceedings

The nation is currently fighting a legal dispute at the international court of justice in the Netherlands. It rejects such claims, pointing to its entitlement to self-defence after the lethal 7 October 2023 Hamas attack that took the lives of 1,200 people and resulted in 251 being captured, according to official statistics.

The war in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of over sixty-four thousand people, as reported by the Gaza health ministry, while a global hunger monitor reports that part of it is suffering from starvation.