Overview

• B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights–Israel published joint reports declaring Israeli policies in Gaza and the West Bank to constitute genocide under the 1948 Convention.
• PHRI’s legal-medical evaluation highlights a systematic collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system and documents the killing or detention of more than 1,800 health workers.
• B’Tselem’s 88-page report contextualizes the genocide claim through senior Israeli officials’ statements and historical patterns of dehumanization and ethnic segregation.
• The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network and over 400 scholars have demanded a ceasefire, international arms embargo, Israeli troop withdrawal and unfettered humanitarian access.
• Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry reports that Palestinian fatalities have surpassed 60,000 since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.