Overview

• The UN Commission of Inquiry concluded Israel committed four of the five acts defined under the Genocide Convention and cited senior officials’ statements and conduct as evidence of intent.
• The report names President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for incitement, and it says the findings can support ongoing ICC and ICJ processes.
• Commissioners urged states to halt arms transfers to Israel and consider sanctions on those involved in or facilitating genocide or incitement.
• Israel categorically rejected the report as distorted and false and called for the abolition of the commission.
• The IDF said the main phase of its Gaza City operation is underway with troops moving toward the center after heavy bombardment, issuing evacuation warnings as UN agencies report famine and large-scale displacement.