Genocide

Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents, says Ukraine FM

Oleshky had a pre-war population of 24,000 people and is now home to around 1,700 residents, including 47 children, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

Children use a flashlight as they go to play at the playground during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2026.
NOBEL PEACE Center director Kjersti Flogstad and Norwegian Nobel Committee head Jorgen Watne Frydnes talk with this year’s Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay via video link at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, on October 10, 2026.

My Word: The Nobel non-Peace Prize - opinion

A Jew is arrested by German soldiers in April 1943 after the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto during WW2. When the Nazis set up the ghetto in 1940, it held more than 300 000 Jews. Two years later most of them has either died from starvation or disease or been carted off to an extermination camp.

Holocaust memory compels us to reject false genocide claims and face Gaza’s agony - opinion

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks at the Council of Europe, October 15, 2026.

Genocide accusations against Israel are 'despicable lie,' Knesset Speaker Ohana says


Netanyahu reveals direct call with Syrian President Sharaa, claims he stopped Druze massacres

"It was a very short, very sharp conversation, and the massacre was stopped," Netanyahu said. He added: "There is still work to be done; I cannot reveal everything."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026.

My relative defined ‘genocide,’ honoring him means scrutinizing Pillay’s Israel findings - opinion

War crimes and crimes against humanity are grave crimes in their own right. Genocide is not a measure of whose suffering matters most.

International lawyer Raphael Lemkin helped draft the Genocide Convention, which maps out prevention and punishment for the crime of genocide.

Jewish writer barred from London group over Zionist beliefs, UKLFI warns of Equality Act breach

Although UKLFI warned the venue directors that canceling the event could also constitute unlawful discrimination, directors Marion Zoelle and Uroš Dežutelj rejected the accusations.

Joshua Rinkoff.

Hamas praises Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay over genocide allegations against Israel

Hamas used Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win to renew demands for international legal action against Israeli officials, citing her commission's findings on the Gaza war.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, October 13, 2026.

'We will honor all our martyrs': Hundreds march through Toronto to mark three years since October 7

The protest was largely peaceful. Toronto police said that one individual was arrested after being recognized by officers as someone wanted in connection with an unrelated incident.

Counter-protester holds signs against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in Toronto Saturday, 7th March 2026

Tens of thousands march across European cities as pro-Palestinian rallies mark three years of war

“Today we’re marching for Palestine in London to mark three years of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people and demand our government go further to sanction Israel for its crimes."

Protesters attend the "United for Palestine" demonstration in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2026.

Unproven genocide claims are used as weapons to fuel antisemitism, isolate Israel - opinion

The charge of genocide against Israel has become a powerful tool for its critics, with consequences reaching far beyond the Gaza war.

Democratic candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press about rising gas prices outside a gas station in Detroit, Michigan, US, September 22, 2026.

Georgia Senate candidate says Israeli forces 'violated law of conflict' when asked about genocide

Asked whether Israel was guilty of genocide, Ossoff said the determination was a matter for the ICC, but added that "there is no doubt in my mind" that Israeli forces violated international law.

US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2025.

Mamdani: Suffering did not begin, end on October 7, continued throughout Israel's 'Gaza genocide'

Mayor Zohran Mamdani mourned those killed and abducted on October 7 while accusing Israel of genocide, apartheid, and war crimes during the Israel-Hamas War and the Gaza ceasefire.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pictured in New York City, US, October 3, 2026; illustrative.

Over 75 retired US military leaders, legal experts reject Gaza genocide allegations

Misapplying the standard, they argue, risks rewarding adversaries who deliberately place civilians in danger while undermining the ability of the United States and its allies to defend themselves.

Israeli soldiers stand next to armored personnel carriers (APCs) near the Gaza border, in Israel, September 16, 2025