Overwhelming evidence of genocide against Palestinians: a legal expert unpacks the UN report on Gaza

By Elisenda Calvet Martínez, Profesora de Derecho Internacional Público, Universitat de Barcelona

On September 16, 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and Israel issued its third report on the situation in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

For the first time, the COI has recognised that genocide has been committed, and continues to be committed, against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. It demands that Israel immediately implements a “complete and…

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