A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was highly critical of a new U.N. report accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, warning that those involved could face sanctions.

On September 16, 2025, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

Netanyahu and Gallant currently have arrest warrants against them issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in November 2024 for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Israel is also facing an ongoing case accusing the state of committing genocide, first submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by South Africa in December 2023.

The United States and Israel have sent complaint letters to top United Nations officials contesting their staff's impartiality over the Gaza war, documents showed, as hundreds of them protested outside the global organization's European headquarters on Thursday.

The findings could be used by the International Court of Justice, which has a pending genocide case against Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu will be vilified at the UN and welcomed in DC, highlighting Israel’s precarious standing – besieged by multilateral hostility, steadied by bilateral ties with the US. When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands at the United Nations podium next week,

( JTA) — A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded Tuesday that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, marking the three-member panel’s first such finding. Israel immediately rejected the finding, as it has when other bodies and individuals have used the term to describe its campaign in Gaza.

The new report by a team of independent experts adds to a growing chorus leveling the accusation against the U.S. ally as it launches an intense new ground offensive in Gaza City.

French president Emmanuel Macron has taken to Israeli television to deliver his strongest criticism yet of the country's war in Gaza, warning that its military campaign is 'totally destroying' its global image and credibility.

Riyad Mansour, Palestinian permanent observer to the United Nations, addresses delegates after the United Nations General Assembly vote on the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution, at UN headquarters in New York City, United States, on September 12, 2025 [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]