The World Has Legal and Moral Duty To Stop Genocide in Gaza | Opinion [Video]

For over a year the government of Israel has waged a brutal and relentless military offensive in the occupied Gaza Strip in retaliation to Hamas‘ horrific attacks of October 7, 2023. For over a year Israel has convinced its allies, and much of the world, that its efforts to annihilate Gaza are a legitimate act of self-defense.

The actions of Hamas and other armed groups on October 7 were heinous atrocities that have no justification under any circumstances. My organization, Amnesty International, has denounced those crimes and continues to call for the unconditional release of all civilian hostages. Israelis, like Palestinians, have the right to live in safety.

But the assertion that Israel’s war in Gaza aims solely to dismantle Hamas, and not physically destroy Palestinians as a national and ethnic group, even in part, simply does not stand up to scrutiny. Amnesty International just published conclusive evidencethat Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and continues …