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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29307388

On March 22nd, this journalist detailed the findings of a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on “Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023.” That investigation focused primarily on the hideous, industrial scale rape and sexual abuse of male and female Palestinian detainees in Zionist Occupation Force prisons, a phenomenon so pervasive it can only be dedicated, determined policy, signed off upon and directed by the highest levels of the Israeli government.

Reinforcing that horrifying conclusion, buried within the Commission’s report are bombshell passages unequivocally charging the Zionist entity with deliberately committing “genocidal acts” in Gaza, consciously and intentionally “calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians as a group.” The details provided are irresistibly persuasive, and point to Israel being in flagrant breach of both the Rome Statute, and Genocide Convention. In a truly just world, the mainstream media’s mass omertà on this landmark ruling would in itself be a criminal act.

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[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A large part of this was them waiting a year for Israel to get back to them about that li'l old genocide they were carrying out.

From 7 October 2023 to 30 November 2024, several requests for information and access were sent the Government of Israel, as well as requests for information to the State of Palestine and the Ministry of Health in Gaza. The State of Palestine provided information and extensive comments on the report presented by the Commission before the Human Rights Council at its 56 th session. On 15 January 2025, the Commission submitted a request for information to Israel about ongoing investigations and accountability efforts (see section Impunity and Accountability, para. 147). No responses were received from Israel. The Commission has also not received from Israel any further information on violations and abuses committed by the military wing of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on 7 October 2023. The Commission has not received any information about prosecutions of members of Hamas and other armed groups for the crimes committed on 7 October 2023.

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session58/a-hrc-58-crp-6.pdf

They also needed to bring witnesses to testify before the committee, which is a little difficult when people in Gaza can't even get food and drinking water.

[–] VasovagalSyncope@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

They only killed 100k civilans in 1 year, maybe we should wait a bit before calling it...

/s

[–] Everyname@feddit.nl 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think the official total death toll as reported by Gaza Ministry of Health is 50k total. Not sure if the number was part of the /s but I wanted to provide accurate information. Not saying 50k in one year is not absolutely ridiculous. It is.

[–] homura1650@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Gaza Ministry of Health systematically undercounts the dead. First, they only attemp to count direct casualties, which excludes preventable deaths from malnutrition, disease, loss of shelter, etc. Second, their capacity to find the dead is significantly reduced due to the war. This isn't unique to this situation. For almost any disaster, casualty estimates continue to go up after the disaster itself is over, and there are resources to spend looking for dead bodies.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I can't remember what the number is, maybe it was the 50k number, but I remember reading about strikes that totalled over 1,000 after that number, and it never became 51... All this time of people dying to disease, dehydration etc from lack of resources, no uptick. Like obviously they can't so a census, but I assumed they would use assumptions to make some sort of better statistical guess.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 day ago

With the scenes we've seen, 100k already seems unbelievably low

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Most Palestinians are under the age of 18 too. Mass murder of children.

[–] EgoNo4@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

When the genocide is almost complete.

[–] el_muerte@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago
[–] Rucifer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

Thanks for the announcement! Do something!

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 8 points 2 days ago

UN announces water is wet