Voices describing Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide are rising: an increasing number of politicians, rights-defenders, historians and legal experts say there is a clear will on the part of the Jewish state to destroy the Palestinians as a group and render life in Gaza impossible.
The accusations have been growing since South Africa launched a case at the UN’s top court of justice in December 2023 alleging Israel is committing genocide, an accusation Israel rejected as "baseless".
