There is a growing global consensus that Israel’s conduct in Gaza meets the legal threshold for genocide, amid mounting allegations from states, human rights organisations, and leading genocide scholars
A Palestinian girl queues for a portion of hot food distributed by a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP
In January 2024, South Africa initiated proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounted to genocide. The application was filed just over two months after the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. Although the court has not yet ruled on the merits of the charge, it has issued a series of binding provisional measures, including repeated directives to ensure the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza. These interim orders reflect the court’s preliminary assessment that a “plausible” risk of genocide exists.
In the months since, conditions in Gaza have grown increasingly dire. In March, Israel violated a six-week ceasefire and resumed its assault on the besieged enclave. Entire neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble, families decimated, and access to food, water, and electricity remains critically limited. As the humanitarian crisis worsens, a global consensus is emerging. Heads of state, senior United Nations officials, and leading international jurists are increasingly characterising Israel’s conduct in Gaza as genocidal.
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