Overview

• The reports document mass killings of tens of thousands of civilians and note that over 60,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since October 2023
• Physicians for Human Rights argues that the systematic dismantling of Gaza’s health system alone fulfills the Genocide Convention’s criterion on imposing life-destroying conditions
• B’Tselem highlights statements by senior Israeli leaders referring to Palestinians as “human animals” as evidence of genocidal intent
• Both organizations hold Western allies legally and morally responsible for enabling the campaign through arms supplies and political support
• Israel rejects the genocide claims as unfounded and insists its Gaza operation is lawful self-defense against Hamas’s October 2023 attacks even as the ICJ urges enforcement of emergency measures