The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory had found reasonable grounds to conclude that Israeli authorities and security forces had carried out four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law since the start of the war with Hamas in 2023.

A UN Commission of Inquiry has concluded Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin...

In earlier reports, the commission found that Israel had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its conflict with Hamas, but stopped short of calling it genocide. Israel denounced the accusation as “fake.”

Israel said it "categorically" rejected the report, with the foreign ministry describing it as "distorted and false".

United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palestinians" there, and blamed Israel's prime minister and other top officials for incitement.

Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring "Gaza is burning" as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war. An Israel Defence Forces official said ground troops were moving deeper into the enclave's main city, and that the number of soldiers would rise in coming days to confront up to 3,000 Hamas combatants the IDF believes are still in the city. "Gaza is burning," Defence Minister Israel Katz posted on X. "The IDF strikes with an iron fist at the terrorist infrastructure and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas."

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, a United Nations probe by independent rights investigators said Tuesday.

A United Nations-appointed commission has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in its military campaign in Gaza, marking one of the most severe international condemnations of the war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

“The responsibility for these atrocity crimes lies with Israeli authorities at the highest echelons,” says group’s chair.

Palestinian residents have reported heavy strikes across Gaza City. Meanwhile, the US's top diplomat, Marco Rubio, is visiting Qatar after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. DW has the latest.

Israeli forces have expanded ground activity into Hamas's main stronghold in Gaza, says a military official.

GENEVA (AP) — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it.The deeply documented findings by the three-member team are the latest accusations of genocide against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as Israel carries on with its war in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of people. Israel rejected what it called a “distorted and false” report.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 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…

“Gaza is burning,” says Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Israel announced the start of its long-awaited ground operation into Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring "Gaza is burning". An Israeli military...

A team of independent experts commissioned by UN' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

On September 16, 2025, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (CoI)...

Israel has launched a new ground offensive into Gaza City designed to dismantle Hamas infrastructure and warned residents to leave and head south.

Israel has launched a new ground offensive into Gaza City designed to dismantle Hamas infrastructure and warned residents to leave and head south.

GENEVA: The top UN expert on Palestinian rights, Francesca Albanese, said Israel was trying to make Gaza City unliveable in its assault on the enclave's largest urban area and was

Thousands of people streamed out in vehicles laden with their belongings, but hundreds of thousands more remain.

The intensified assault coincided with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Israel, where he pledged Washington’s continued support before travelling to Qatar

Following weeks of devastating airstrikes that have already razed Gaza City to the ground, the Israeli Defence Forces are now entering the city on foot hoping to root Hamas out once and for all

The Israeli military has not responded to questions over whether a ground offensive had begun.

Defence Minister Israel Katz's remarks come as Israel has been planning a new offensive targeting Gaza City.

The Israeli military has begun its ground offensive in Gaza City.

Israel launched a ground offensive into Gaza City, backed by the US, aiming to eliminate Hamas. The UN accused Israel of

Gaza city invasion: Israeli military intensifies operation in Gaza City, warning residents to evacuate south due to Hamas military infrastructure destruction.

The chief judge of the Rwandan genocide tribunal has concluded that Israel is guilty of the “crime of crimes” in Gaza.

Israel's Defence Minister warns of Gaza City strikes; U.S. Secretary of State supports Israeli offensive against Hamas.

Gaza genocide news: UN inquiry finds Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza, accusing top officials like Netanyahu of inciting atrocities.

Israel unleashed a massive new bombing campaign on Gaza City on Tuesday after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the ally's goal of eradicating Hamas and warned that only days may be left for a diplomatic solution.