Amnesty International (AI) published a report that accuses Israel of committing “genocide” against the Palestinians in Gazaa statement that generated strong international reactions. According to the association, the tests include government statements of Israel described as dehumanizing, satellite images that show massive destruction and studies carried out on the ground among October 2023 and July 2024.
The Secretary-General of AI, Agnès Callamard, called the Israeli actions “a inhumane treatment towards the Palestinians Gaza”. The report details 15 bombings between October 2023 and April 2024, which caused the death of 334 civilians, including 141 children, with no evidence that thes attacks had military objectives. In addition, the conflict left at least 44,580 dead in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health, corroborated by the HIM.
Israel categorically rejected the report, calling it “totally false.” The Israeli government argued that its offensive seeks to eradicate the Islamist movement Hamas, responsible for the attack on October 7, 2023, in which 1,208 people died and 251 were kidnapped. “Amnesty International is a deplorable organization and fanaticalsaid an Israeli spokesman.
Even the Israeli antenna AI distanced itself from the accusation of genocide, although it recognized the need to investigate possible war crimes in Gaza. At the same time, Hamas hailed the report as “an urgent call to the international community to stop the genocide.”
The United States,main ally of Israel, He was also critical of the report. Vedant Patel, spokesman for the State Departmentconsidered that the accusations of genocide “lack foundation.” However, he reaffirmed the importance of Israel complying with international humanitarian law and expressed concern about the population civil.
This controversy occurs against a backdrop of growing international pressure for a solution that protects civilians in Gaza. As the parties accuse each other, the global community faces the challenge of mediating a humanitarian crisis that gives no respite.
The declaration of Amnesty International opens a new chapter in the narrative of one of the most complex conflicts in the world. 21st century. For now,the discrepancies between international perspectives expose the arduous task of balancing the search for justice with the tensions that persist in the region.