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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Edna Mohamed

UN inquiry says Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide, holds gov’t responsible

Displaced Palestinians flee an Israeli military operation in Gaza City and move south on September 15, 2025 [Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]

A United Nations inquiry has found that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide, a landmark moment after nearly two years of war.

Navi Pillay, chairwoman of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday about its findings, which hold Israeli leaders – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and President Isaac Herzog – responsible.

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