5. Conclusion
110. Taken together, the facts and arguments presented above demonstrate that Israel‘s conduct satisfies three key acts enumerated in Article II of the Genocide Convention. In our area of expertise – the right to health – the legal and moral conclusion is unavoidable. The destruction of life-sustaining systems, the cumulative patterns of destruction, the bodily and mental trauma inflicted, and the direct killing of civilians, when understood in light of the implemented policy and the public rhetoric, make clear that Israel‘s campaign in Gaza constitutes genocide under international law.
111. We thus conclude that, based on the available evidence and
the applicable legal standards under the Genocide Convention:
● Israel is committing acts under Article II(a), (b), and (c), including killing, inflicting serious bodily and mental harm, and deliberately imposing conditions of life intended to destroy the Palestinian population in Gaza, in whole or in part;
● There is sufficient evidence to establish that these acts are carried out with the specific intent required by Article II.