The International Association of Researchers on Genocide Issues reported that the Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip fall under the category of comprehensive genocide crimes.

The association clarified in an official statement that this classification is based on the definition in Article 2 of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

The statement published on the association’s official website said, “Israel’s policies and actions meet the criteria set by the international convention, including the systematic destruction of educational and health infrastructure, targeting medical and humanitarian workers, and forcibly displacing civilians multiple times, with approximately 2.3 million Palestinians forced to relocate within the Gaza Strip.”

The association called on Israel to stop what it described as “genocide crimes, war crimes, and crimes against humanity” committed against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

It also urged the Israeli government and United Nations members to “support the reconstruction process and achieve transitional justice to ensure democracy, freedom, and security for all Gaza residents.”

This stance comes nearly two years after the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

In this context, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today, Monday, that the death toll from the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 63,557 martyrs and 160,660 injured.

The ministry explained that Gaza hospitals received 98 martyrs and 404 injuries during the last day due to ongoing Israeli shelling.