A panel of experts for the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday issued a report concluding “that the Israeli security forces committed crimes against humanity, war crimes and the actus reus of two underlying acts of genocide in Gaza, the Commission now addresses the issue of genocide. The Commission analyses the conduct of the Israeli security forces in Gaza starting in October 2023, excluding other geographical and temporal aspects, and state responsibility under international law under the Genocide Convention. The Commission refers to its relevant factual findings in relation to the Israeli military operations in Gaza and examines if such findings fulfil the requirements to establish the actus reus and mens rea of genocide and, if so, the legal consequences for Israel and other States under the Genocide Convention.”