The UN Genocide Convention lists five acts that define genocide and Israel is accused of perpetrating three of them in Gaza

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Name

Description

Killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction.

Types

Claim

Opposing arguments

Israel's claim of targeting Hamas militants, not civilians

Israeli arguments about the siege being a security measure

Israel's defense regarding the nature and targets of its military operations

Quotes that support the claim

Including phrases like "turn Gaza to Dresden," "dance on what used to be Gaza," and calls to "erase" and "flatten" Gaza.

Sources

The United Nations

Subclaims

Israel had dropped an estimated 6,000 bombs on Gaza in less than a week until Oct 19, 2023

Supporting arguments

Use of phosphorous bombs as confirmed by Human Rights Watch

By Oct 19 2023, the Israeli Air Force has killed more than 1,500 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health

Intensification of the 16-year siege of Gaza to a "complete siege."

Referenced by

Use of phosphorous bombs as confirmed by Human Rights Watch

Defense

Claim

Israel had dropped an estimated 6,000 bombs on Gaza in less than a week until Oct 19, 2023

Defense

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UN and human rights organizations regularly accuse Israel of international law violations and human rights abuses

Defense

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