“Is israel doing genocide in gaza?”
Checked claim: Israel is doing genocide in Gaza.
On July 19, 2024 the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion stating that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful.1
Israel’s officials have publicly rejected accusations of genocide. At the ICJ hearing, representatives from Israel’s Ministry of Justice refuted claims that Israel had bombed hospitals, and Prime Minister Netanyahu denied the genocide characterization during a UN address.452
No court or tribunal has issued a final ruling that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza; the ICJ advisory opinion addresses the legality of the occupation rather than a determination of genocide, and investigations have not produced a definitive legal finding on that specific charge.13