Report cites scale of killings and aid blockages, and calls on member countries to punish those responsible

UN commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and accused senior Israeli officials including Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting it.

The United Nations independent international commission of inquiry (COI), which does not speak on behalf of the UN and has been criticised strongly by Israel, cited the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic in the territory to support its genocide finding.

  • markko@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    I don’t think the previous comment was directed at the commission.

    The world has been watching the genocide for nearly 2 years now and no meaningful action has been taken to stop it by any country.

    I think the point that was being made is that the UN appears to be completely powerless as long as the US continues to back Israel (and still has veto power in the security council).

    • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      He literally said un commission rather than the UN. And the UN is also constituted from many entities some have no executive power. Blaming icj specifically is something i agree eith there is no reason why it take them so long to admit the genocide