September 16, 2025
UN commission finds Israel committed genocide in Gaza and cites Netanyahu, Herzog and Gallant statements as evidence
UN commission finds Israel committed genocide in Gaza
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The Commission published a 72-page legal analysis on 16 Sep. 2025 concluding Israeli authorities committed four acts listed in the 1948 Genocide Convention: killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, inflicting destructive living conditions, and imposing measures to prevent births.
The Commission's investigation covered conduct and official statements from 7 Oct. 2023 through 31 Jul. 2025 and drew on witness testimony, satellite imagery and open-source documentation.
The report cites statements by 
Benjamin Netanyahu, 
Isaac Herzog and 
Yoav Gallant as part of the evidence supporting genocidal intent; in some cases the report characterises officials' words rather than reproducing verbatim quotes.
The Commission urged states to consider halting arms transfers and commercial support that could facilitate the alleged crimes, while noting it cannot itself prosecute.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in Nov. 2024 on allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Those warrants did not charge genocide.
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Q1
The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory report, published September 16, 2025, is legally binding and can directly prosecute Israeli officials
Q2
By September 16, 2025, when the UN Commission of Inquiry released its genocide report, how many Palestinians had been killed in Gaza according to the territory’s Health Ministry?
Q3
What comparison did UN Commission chair Navi Pillay make to contextualize the Gaza genocide?
Q4
Which enforcement mechanism does the UN report acknowledge as the main obstacle to stopping the genocide?
Q5
In response to the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry’s report on September 16, 2025, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that Israel faced international isolation and declared, “We are Athens and Sparta, or perhaps Super-Sparta. We have no choice.”
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Navi Pillay
Commission Chair
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel
Isaac Herzog
President of Israel
Yoav Gallant
Former Defence Minister
Daniel Meron
Israeli Ambassador to the UN in Geneva
International Criminal Court
Judicial body