A leading human rights organization has issued a stark warning that Israel persists in carrying out genocidal actions against Palestinians in Gaza, despite the implementation of a ceasefire agreement last month. The organization’s leadership expressed concern that the current truce creates a misleading impression of normalcy returning to the besieged territory.
The ceasefire, which took effect in October after being mediated by international parties, halted two years of intense conflict. However, human rights monitors report that the fundamental conditions facing Gaza’s civilian population remain largely unchanged from the wartime period.
“The reduction in military operations shouldn’t obscure the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe,” stated the organization’s head. “While some limited aid has been permitted, the systematic restrictions on essential supplies and services continue to threaten the survival of the Palestinian population.”
The human rights group referenced the UN’s genocide convention, which defines genocide through specific acts intended to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. Last year, the organization determined that Israeli authorities were committing three such genocidal acts, including deliberately imposing conditions calculated to bring about physical destruction.
The latest assessment indicates no substantive change in this pattern of conduct. “There remains no evidence that the underlying intent has shifted,” the report noted, pointing to continued severe restrictions on life-saving assistance and infrastructure repair.
Medical facilities in Gaza reportedly face critical shortages of supplies as the health system struggles to function under ongoing constraints. The territory’s infrastructure has been devastated by the recent conflict, which began following an attack on Israel in October 2023.
Previous UN investigations have reached similar conclusions about genocidal acts occurring in Gaza, findings that Israeli authorities have consistently rejected. The International Court of Justice has previously issued orders regarding the prevention of incitement to genocide in the territory.
The human toll of the conflict has been devastating, with tens of thousands reported killed during the hostilities, and hundreds more since the ceasefire took effect, according to health authorities.
