{"id":2467705,"date":"2025-07-28T13:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-human-rights-groups-accuse-country-of-genocide-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:18:09","slug":"israeli-human-rights-groups-accuse-country-of-genocide-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-human-rights-groups-accuse-country-of-genocide-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli human rights groups accuse country of genocide in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-human-rights-groups-accuse-country-of-genocide-in-gaza%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two Israeli human rights organizations, B&#8217;tselem adn Physicians for Human Rights &#8211; Israel, have accused the Israeli government and military of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. These reports mark the first time major domestic groups have labeled Israeli actions as meeting the legal definition of genocide. the accusations stem from Israel&#8217;s prolonged military campaign in gaza following Hamas&#8217;s October 7, 2023 terrorist attack, which resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-has-problems-putins-war-in-ukraine-is-now-a-bloody-stalemate\/\" title=\"Russia Has Problems: Putin\u2019s War in Ukraine Is Now a Bloody Stalemate\">significant civilian casualties<\/a> and severe humanitarian crises, including risks of famine and starvation due to restricted aid.<\/p>\n<p>B&#8217;Tselem&#8217;s report claims that Israel&#8217;s ongoing assault demonstrates intent to destroy Palestinian life in Gaza. The Physicians for Human Rights &#8211; Israel similarly argues that Israel&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >actions violate key articles<\/a> of the Genocide Convention due to widespread killing and inflicted suffering on Palestinians. Israeli officials reject these genocide claims. Meanwhile, international legal bodies like the International Criminal Court have issued arrest warrants for key Israeli leaders related to war crimes, and South Africa has filed a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, with limited aid access leading to increased civilian suffering and deaths. Despite Israeli announcements of &#8220;tactical pauses&#8221; to allow aid distribution,concerns about starvation and misery persist. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, while supporting Israel&#8217;s military efforts, has expressed doubt about Netanyahu&#8217;s denial of starvation in Gaza and announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-disagrees-with-netanyahu-on-gaza-those-children-look-very-hungry\/\" title=\"... Disagrees with Netanyahu on ...: &#039;Those Children Look Very Hungry&#039;\">establish food centers<\/a> to help civilians.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two Israeli human rights groups accuse country of genocide in Gaza<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2182055\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli<\/a> human rights advocacy groups accused the government in separate reports on Monday of committing genocide against Palestinians in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusions from B&rsquo;Tselem, a human rights monitoring organization focusing on the effects of Israeli policies on Palestinians, and Physicians for Human Rights &ndash; Israel mark the first time major domestic groups have accused the Israeli government and military of meeting the legal definition of genocide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3483806\/trump-touts-thailand-cambodia-sixth-major-war-prevented\/\">Trump boasts Thailand-Cambodia as sixth &#8216;major war&#8217; he has prevented<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483604\/north-korea-rejects-south-korean-efforts-to-ease-tensions\/\">North Korea rejects South Korean efforts to ease geopolitical tensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3483587\/us-officials-to-assist-ceasefire-talks-thailand-cambodia\/\">US officials to assist in ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambodia, Rubio says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s 20-monthlong bombing and ground campaign in Gaza, which followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a>&lsquo;s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that included the killing of roughly 1,200 people and the kidnapping of approximately 250 others, has decimated the strip, with civilian populations facing risks of famine and starvation due to a lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-and-qatari-emir-discuss-urgent-need-for-hamas-hostages-to-be-released\/\" title=\"Joe Biden and Qatari Emir discuss &#039;urgent need&#039; for Hamas hostages to be released\">humanitarian aid allowed<\/a> into the besieged enclave.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll from Israel&rsquo;s military operation is believed to exceed 55,000 people, though that tally does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israeli officials have said the ratio of civilians to combatants killed is roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/netanyahu-ratio-of-hamas-combatants-to-gazan-civilians-killed-in-ongoing-war-is-about-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1-to-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Israel&rsquo;s decision to continue this assault despite countless warnings and ample evidence of its deadly consequences, combined with repeated public clarifications by Israeli policymakers that the target is the entire population of Gaza, demonstrate the intent of Israel&rsquo;s political and military leadership to irreversibly destroy Palestinian life in the Gaza Strip,&rdquo; B&rsquo;Teselm&rsquo;s report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btselem.org\/publications\/202507_our_genocide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> in the conclusion section.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials have rebuked claims that the country is carrying out a genocide, including in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/28\/middleeast\/israeli-human-rights-group-accuses-israel-genocide-gaza-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reports<\/a>, even as more radical members of the government discuss the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2836931\/israeli-leaders-condemn-itamar-ben-gvir-trump-comments-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pushing<\/a> all Palestinians out of Gaza, which could meet the definition of ethnic cleansing.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/international-criminal-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Criminal Court<\/a>&nbsp;issued arrest warrants in May 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three senior Hamas leaders. However, all three Hamas leaders were killed in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu and Gallant were accused of bearing &ldquo;criminal responsibility&rdquo; for the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, willfully causing great suffering, willful killing, intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population, and extermination.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa has also brought a genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice, which has not yet ruled on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Physicians for Human Rights &ndash; Israel accused the country of violating Article II (a), (b), and (c) of the Genocide Convention, which covers the killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and the deliberate inflection of conditions designed to bring about the physical destruction of the targeted national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The destruction of life-sustaining systems, the cumulative patterns of destruction, the bodily and mental trauma inflicted, and the direct killing of civilians, when understood in light of the implemented policy and the public rhetoric, make clear that Israel&rsquo;s campaign in Gaza constitutes genocide under international law,&rdquo; the humanitarian group&rsquo;s report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phr.org.il\/en\/genocide-in-gaza-eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other non-Israeli-based human rights organizations have also levied accusations of genocide.<\/p>\n<p>Concern for Palestinian civilians, and their inability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-dennis-quaid-a-power-grid-failure-would-make-covid-look-like-a-kids-show\/\" title=\"Actor Dennis Quaid: A Power Grid Failure Would Make COVID \u2018Look Like A Kids\u2019 Show\u2019\">access clean water<\/a>, food, and medicine, has gone on for many months. However, it appears to have reached new heights in recent weeks as Palestinians have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3478271\/israel-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-aid-effort-deadly-scramble-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hurt or killed<\/a> trying to reach the limited aid allowed into Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel announced over the weekend it would begin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3483247\/israel-to-pause-fighting-gaza-for-aid-distribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;tactical pauses&rdquo; in the conflict to allow aid<\/a>&nbsp;to enter the country, though Netanyahu said the accusation that Israel is &ldquo;applying a campaign of starvation in Gaza&rdquo; is a &ldquo;bald-faced lie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who has supported Israel&rsquo;s military operations across the region, disagreed with Netanyahu&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3483627\/trump-disputes-netanyahu-gaza-starvation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">assessment<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Based on television, I would say not particularly,&rdquo; Trump said after being asked whether he agrees with Netanyahu that there is no starvation in Gaza, &ldquo;because those children look very hungry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can save a lot of people. That&rsquo;s real starvation. I see it, and you can&rsquo;t fake that,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>He announced that the United States will set up &ldquo;food centers&rdquo; in partnership &ldquo;with some very good people,&rdquo; but did not elaborate on specific details.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3483627\/trump-disputes-netanyahu-gaza-starvation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP DISPUTES NETANYAHU&rsquo;S DISMISSAL OF STARVATION IN GAZA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Israelis barred aid from entering Gaza for a couple of months earlier this year to apply even more pressure on Hamas, which has been accused of trying to confiscate aid for its benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The Gaza Humanitarian Fund, which is currently administering aid in Gaza, has been criticized for a series of chaotic and sometimes fatal scenes that have played out near the warehouses where it distributes aid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182055\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182055\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of Gaza genocide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2467706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gaza.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[20083,5912,60090,4671,60089],"class_list":["post-2467705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gaza","tag-genocide","tag-human-rights-groups","tag-israel","tag-israeli-human-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gaza.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467705"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2467709,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467705\/revisions\/2467709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2467706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}