"The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, which was created four years ago, has repeatedly documented alleged human rights abuses and violations both in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel led by Hamas, and other Palestinian areas. While neither the commission nor the 47-member-country council that it works for within the U.N. system can take action against a country, the findings could be used by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court"
"Israel rejected what it called a "distorted and false" report. The report also amounts to a final message from the team headed by former U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay, who served as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. All three of its members announced in July that they would resign, citing personal reasons and a need for change. The team was commissioned by the Human Rights Council, the U.N.'s top human rights body, but it does not speak for the United Nations."
A three-member commission established by the U.N. Human Rights Council concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza after a painstaking legal analysis of both actions and intent. The commission documented alleged human rights abuses and violations in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and cited tens of thousands of deaths during the Israeli military campaign. Israel rejected the findings as distorted and false and refused to cooperate with the commission. The commission cannot enforce sanctions, but its findings could be used by the International Criminal Court or the International Court of Justice. The commission's members announced resignations and cited personal reasons.
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