Law for Palestine Releases its Communication Submitted to the International Criminal Court: Genocide Perpetration in Gaza by Israeli War Cabinet Members

Law for Palestine submits communication to the Office of the Prosecutor (OPT) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the perpetration of the crime of genocide perpetrated by members of the Israeli war cabinet against Palestinians in Gaza.

The communication provides legal analysis demonstrating how the actions and conduct of Israeli politicians and members of the Israeli Forces constitute the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The submission examines the contextual background of the situation in Gaza, and provides an overview of Israel’s “settler-colonialism” in Palestine and the “apartheid regime” it has imposed on Palestinians in Gaza and across the Palestinian territories. The submission then explores the criteria for genocide under international law and provides an analysis of the elements of genocide and their application to the situation in Gaza.

The submission also scrutinises the OPT’s prosecutorial discretion with regard to the selection of cases, and outlines why it is necessary to prioritise investigations into the crimes committed in Gaza since October 2023 and prosecute prominent Israeli perpetrators.