Amnesty International reaffirms its claim that Israel continues to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire that went into effect last month. According to Agnès Callamard, the organization's secretary general, the truce has created a "dangerous illusion of normalcy" in Gaza, but Israel's actions on the ground belie this perception.
While Israeli authorities have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed some humanitarian aid into Gaza, Amnesty says that these measures are insufficient to justify the claim that Israel's genocide is over. The organization argues that Israel continues to severely restrict access to essential supplies and services for the civilian population, leaving them at risk of survival.
The US-brokered ceasefire was hailed as a welcome respite from years of conflict between Israel and Hamas, but Amnesty says that it has not led to any meaningful change in the dire conditions faced by Palestinians in Gaza. The organization's findings echo those of last year, when it concluded that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction.
The 1948 UN genocide convention defines five acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, and Amnesty says that Israel's actions on the ground amount to four of these acts. The international community has increasingly turned on Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, with the UN independent commission of inquiry stating last year that "genocide is occurring in Gaza".
In September 2025, an independent international commission of inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and forces had committed "four of the five genocidal acts" listed in the 1948 genocide convention. The investigation found that these acts include killing members of the group, causing them serious bodily or mental harm, imposing living conditions intended to destroy the group, preventing births and forcibly transferring children out of the group.
The international court of justice has also taken action against Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. Last year, it ordered Israel "to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide" in Gaza.
As the world struggles to make sense of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, one thing is clear: the international community must recognize that Israel's actions on the ground amount to a sustained campaign of violence against Palestinians in Gaza. The fact that these actions continue unabated, despite the truce, serves as a stark reminder of the need for accountability and action.
While Israeli authorities have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed some humanitarian aid into Gaza, Amnesty says that these measures are insufficient to justify the claim that Israel's genocide is over. The organization argues that Israel continues to severely restrict access to essential supplies and services for the civilian population, leaving them at risk of survival.
The US-brokered ceasefire was hailed as a welcome respite from years of conflict between Israel and Hamas, but Amnesty says that it has not led to any meaningful change in the dire conditions faced by Palestinians in Gaza. The organization's findings echo those of last year, when it concluded that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction.
The 1948 UN genocide convention defines five acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, and Amnesty says that Israel's actions on the ground amount to four of these acts. The international community has increasingly turned on Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, with the UN independent commission of inquiry stating last year that "genocide is occurring in Gaza".
In September 2025, an independent international commission of inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and forces had committed "four of the five genocidal acts" listed in the 1948 genocide convention. The investigation found that these acts include killing members of the group, causing them serious bodily or mental harm, imposing living conditions intended to destroy the group, preventing births and forcibly transferring children out of the group.
The international court of justice has also taken action against Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. Last year, it ordered Israel "to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide" in Gaza.
As the world struggles to make sense of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, one thing is clear: the international community must recognize that Israel's actions on the ground amount to a sustained campaign of violence against Palestinians in Gaza. The fact that these actions continue unabated, despite the truce, serves as a stark reminder of the need for accountability and action.