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Short answer: No court has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. As of October 17, 2026, the question is before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and remains undecided. What the law requires - Genocide, under the 1948 Genocide Convention, is certain prohibited acts (e.g., killing, causing serious harm, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about a g

No final binding judicial determination exists that Israel's actions constitute genocide, though the question is heavily contested, with significant findings by UN bodies and human rights organizations affirming it, while Israel and supporters reject it as legally unfounded self-defense against Hamas. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) case brought by South Africa remains pending on the meri