The United Nations’ independent commission of inquiry has concluded what Palestinians, aid workers, and human rights groups have said since the first bombs fell: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
The report, led by Navi Pillay, is unflinching. It details mass civilian killings, the deliberate destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure, the obstruction of humanitarian aid, and the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands. It goes further, pointing directly at Israel’s political leadership, accusing the prime minister and other senior officials of incitement to genocide.
This is a formal finding from the UN’s own investigators, citing clear violations of the Genocide Convention. For months, Israel has denied it even as the rubble of hospitals, schools, and refugee camps piled higher, and even as aid was choked off at the border. The commission has stripped away the last of those denials.
Israel launched a new assault on Gaza overnight, speeding up the Genocide that is now recognised by all bodies that matter on the world stage, showing that there is no end to their murderous desires. In the face of the decision by the UN, we must ask our journalists and politicians to speak out now, if they have not yet done so.
For decades, the UN has chronicled abuses, issued reports, and condemned atrocities, only for the Security Council to be paralysed by American vetoes. This decision is not one that can be vetoed, but we anticipate that the USA may institute sanctions on the authors, as they did with the UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese.
The test is now for states that claim to uphold international law. Will they confront their complicity in enabling this Genocide?