Amnesty International says Israel is continuing its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza

More than a month after a cease-fire was announced in Gaza and all living Israeli hostages were released, Israeli authorities are still committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International has declared.

The ongoing genocide is being enacted through the deliberate infliction of conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians, without signaling any change in their intent, the international human rights organization said in a statement released on its website on Thursday.

Amnesty provided a legal analysis of the ongoing genocide, along with testimonies from local residents, medical staff and humanitarian workers highlighting the dire ongoing conditions for Palestinians in Gaza.

“The cease-fire risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal," said Agnès Callamard, secretary-general of Amnesty International. "But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.”

“Israel has inflicted devastating harm on Palestinians in Gaza through its genocide, including two years of relentless bombardment and deliberate systematic starvation," she continued. "So far, there is no indication that Israel is taking serious measures to reverse the deadly impact of its crimes and no evidence that its intent has changed."

Israel continues to restrict access to vital humanitarian aid and essential services for Palestinians who have seen basic infrastructure completely decimated by the Israeli airforce. The majority of Gaza's roughly 2.4 million people have been forced from their homes multiple times and are left sheltering in tents ill-equipped to handle the incoming winter.

In these ways, Israel is "deliberately imposing conditions calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza,” said Callamard.