List of humanitarian groups accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

For a list of state positions on the Gaza genocide, see List of state positions on the Gaza genocide.

Hundreds of humanitarian and human rights NGOs, INGOs, and IGOs have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza or implied Israel's actions may constitute genocide against Palestinians following the start of the Gaza war including a special committee and commission of inquiry of the United Nations, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, Genocide Watch, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Médecins Sans Frontières.

Throughout 2023 and 2024, humanitarian groups sometimes implied Israel's actions may constitute genocide without explicitly accusing Israel of genocide. Following the November 2024 International Criminal Court issuing of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant due to alleged use of starvation as a weapon of warfare, ^{[1] [2]} groups overwhelmingly shifted to making explicit allegations of genocide.

Humanitarian groups have characterized Israel as engaging in four of the five acts constituting genocide under Article 2 of the Genocide Convention, ^[a] with the only absent allegation being the forcible transfer of children. The most frequent allegation made is of inflicting conditions of life calculated to destroy the group. Specific acts cited by groups include allegations of collective punishment; restricting access to food, water, fuel, and electricity to induce famine; destruction of medical services; destruction of civilian infrastructure; sexual violence; shooting civilians; bombing civilians; and using chemical weapons on civilians. ^[4]

Additional actions by Israel commonly cited by humanitarian groups as proof of genocidal intent include the use of dehumanizing language; population transfer; failure to distinguish between Hamas combatants and noncombatants (such as doctors) in official justifications; failure to distinguish between Hamas and civilians in official justifications; minimizing civilian protection obligations; ignoring ICJ demands of deescalating the conflict; ignoring or downplaying UN, ICJ, and humanitarian alerts of mass civilian death; the amount of health workers killed during the conflict; the amount of journalists killed during the conflict; and statements by state officials such as references to biblical passages cited by scholars as genocidal.

List

Legend

• Claim type:E = explicit accusation of genocide · R = focuses on genocide "risk" if current trends continue, implies there may already be genocide without explicitly making this claim
• Remedies sought:C = ceasefire · AE = arms embargo / halt arms transfers · AW = arrest warrants / legal action against individuals · AC = aid access (unhindered humanitarian access, end siege/blockade) · S = sanctions / other punitive state measures
• Genocide Convention (Art. 2) elements alleged:K = killing members · H = serious bodily or mental harm · C = deliberately inflicting conditions of life (e.g., famine/siege) · PB = preventing births · TC = forcibly transferring children

Many groups updated their claims fromR(genocide risk) toE(explicit genocide accusation); such groups are listed asEat the date they updated their claim toE.

Date of accusation	Organization	Claim type	Remedies sought	Genocide Convention Art. II elements	Sources
October 2023	Jewish Voice for Peace	R	C	K, H, C	[5]
	Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention	E	C, AE, S	K, H, C	[6] [7]
	Palestinian Medical Relief Society	E	C, AC	K, H, C	[8]
November 2023	Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor	E	/	K, H, C	[9]
December 2023	Center for Constitutional Rights	E	AE, S	C, K, H	[10]
	International Federation for Human Rights	E	C, AE, S	K, H, C	[11] [12]
January 2024	Action Against Hunger	R	AE, C, AC	C	[13] [14]
	CAFOD	R	C, AC	C	[15]
	Islamic Relief Worldwide	R	C, AE, AC	K, H, C	[16] [17] [12] [18]
	United Palestinian Appeal	E	AC	C	[19] [20]
February 2024	Middle East Children's Alliance	E	C, AC	C	[21] [22]
March 2024	Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms	E	AW, S, AE, CS	C, H	[23]
	Doctors Against Genocide	E	C, AC	C	[24] [25]
	Mennonite Central Committee	E	C	C	[26]
	UNRWA	R	AC, C	C	[27] [28]
April 2024	American Friends Service Committee	E	C, AC	C	[29] [30] [12]
October 2024	Collective statement: ActionAid Action For Humanity Afri (Action from Ireland) Amos Trust Bloody Sunday Trust Centre for Global Education CESVI Children Not Numbers Christian Aid Churches for Middle East Peace Comhlamh Justice for Palestine Council for Arab-British Understanding Embrace the Middle East Feminist Humanitarian Network Gender Action for Peace and Security Global Justice Now HelpAge International Interpal Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign KinderUSA Medical Aid for Palestinians Médecins du Monde Spain Middle East Children's Alliance Muslim Aid Novact Institute for Nonviolence Plan International Jordan Sabeel-Kairos UK Sadaka-The Ireland Palestine Alliance TDH Italy Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Vento di Terra War Child War on Want WeWorld Welfare Association	R	C, AC, AE	C, K, H	[18]
	Collective statement: ABCD Bethlehem Access Center for Human Rights ALEF - Act for Human Rights Alternatives Internationales Amos Trust Anglican Pacifist Fellowship Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz Asociación Otra Escuela Association Switzerland-Palestine Avaaz Baytna pour le soutien de la société civile Belgium Palestine Mental Health Network Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Caritas Internationalis Caritas MONA CCFD-Terre Solidaire Children Not Numbers Christian Aid Churches for Middle East Peace CIVICUS Clowns Without Borders Sweden Clowns Without Borders UK CNCD-11.11.11 Collective Aid Comisión de Justicia y Paz de Confregua Cordaid Corporate Europe Observatory Council for Arab-British Understanding Danish Refugee Council DAWN Egala Association Emmaus International Equal Legal Aid EuroMed Rights Network Europe Cares e.V. European Alternatives Fellowship of Reconciliation - USA Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid Firefly International Forces Watch FORO SALUD NACIONAL For You Foundation for Humanitarian Response and Development France Palestine Mental Health Network FSMAGH Fund for Global Human Rights Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect Global Network of Women Peacebuilders Global Witness Greek Council for Refugees HelpAge International Hivos Human Rights & Democracy Media Center SHAMS Human Rights Sentinel Human Security Collective Humanity & Inclusion ICNA SISTERS CANADA Initiatives et Changement International Center for Transitional Justice International Civil Society Action Network International Fellowship of Reconciliation International Peace Bureau INTERSOS Ireland Palestine Mental Health Network Jewish Network for Palestine Jewish Voice for Peace–Health Advisory Council KAIROS Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives Kenya Human Rights Commission KinderUSA Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law Lebanese Center for human Rights MADRE Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax Médecins du Monde International Network Medicus Mundi Italia Migrant Roots Media Minnesota Peace Project Movement for community-led Development MPower Change Action Fund Muslim Association of Brantford Muslim Delegates and Allies Musulmanas de Guatemala por Palestina NO NAME KITCHEN Nonviolence International Nonviolent Peaceforce Norwegian Refugee Council Olof Palmes Internationella Center Omega Research Foundation Palestinian Assoc. of Brantford PAX Pax Christi Australia Pax christi Deutsche Sektion Pax Christi England and Wales Pax Christi Flanders Pax Christi International Pax Christi Scotland Pax Christi USA Peace Boat Peace Direct Peace SOS Peace Watch Switzerland Peace, Justice, Sustainability, NOW! People's Health Movement Permanent Peace Movement Plan International Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la Palestine Polish Medical Mission Première Urgence Internationale Progressive Democrats of Pennsylvania Protection International PVE Works Quakers in Scotland Resource Centre for human Rights & Civic Education ReThinking Foreign Policy Rethinking Security Righting Relations Canada Saferworld SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties Seenaryo Share The World's Resources SOS Children's Villages UK Ster Organization for human development Syrian Network for Human Rights Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights Terre des Hommes Netherlands The Advocacy Academy The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace, and Security The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation The International Federation for Rights and Development The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation The Namibia NGO Forum Trust The National Organization of Yemeni Reporters SADA The socio-economic Justice Initiative-MAAN The Syria Campaign Train of Hope Dortmund e. V. UK Palestine Mental Health Network United Nations Association - UK University Network for Human Rights US Council of Muslim Organizations Vision GRAM-International War Child WESPAC Foundation, Inc. WeWorld WILPF US Women for Women International Women's International League for Peace & Freedom-Minnesota, USA, Branch World Organisation Against Torture Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation مؤسسة مدافعات للحقوق والحريات	R	C, AE, AC	C	[12]
	ActionAid	E	C, AC	C	[31] [32]
	Medical Aid for Palestinians	R	C, AC	C	[33]
	US Campaign for Palestinian Rights	E	AE, AW, S	K, H, C	[34]
November 2024	United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People	E	C	K, C	[35]
December 2024	Amnesty International	E	C, AE, S	K, H, C	[36] [37] [38]
	ANERA	R	C, AC, AE	C	[39]
	European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights	E	AE, AW	K, H, C	[40]
	Genocide Watch	E	S, AE	K, H, C	[41]
	Human Rights Watch	E	AE, S, AW	K, H, C	[42]
January 2025	Christian Aid	R	C, AE, AC, S	K, C	[43] [44] [45]
	Médecins du Monde	R	C, AC	C	[46]
March 2025	Medico International	E	C, AC	H, C	[47] [12]
May 2025	Collective statement: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association Al Dameer Association for Human Rights Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights Hurryyat Centre for Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights Independent Commission for Human Rights Muatin Institute for Democracy and Human Rights	E	AC	K, H, C	[48]
	Al-Haq	E	AW	K, H, C	[49] [48]
	Al Mezan Center for Human Rights	E	AW	K, H, C	[49] [48]
	Defence for Children International	E	AW	K, H, C	[49] [48]
	Palestinian Centre for Human Rights	E	AW	K, H, C	[49] [48]
June 2025	Human Concern International	E	AC	C	[50]
	Trócaire	E	C, AC	C	[51] [52] [18]
	B'Tselem	E	C, AE, S, AW	K, H, C	[53] [54]
July 2025	Oxfam	E	C, AC	C	[55] [12] [18]
	Physicians for Human Rights–Israel	E	C, AE, AW	K, H, C, PB	[53]
August 2025	International Centre of Justice for Palestinians	E	C, AE, S	C, K	[56]
	International Association of Genocide Scholars	E	AE, S, AW, AC	K, H, C	[57] [58]
	War Resisters' International	E	AC	C	[59]
September 2025	American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee	E	AE, S, C, AC	K, H, C, PB	[60]
	Council on American–Islamic Relations	E	AE, AW, S	K, H, C, PB	[61]
	Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders	E	C, AC	K, H, C	[62]
	Refugees International	E	AE, CS, S, AC	C	[63]
	UNHRC Commission of Inquiry on Gaza genocide	E	AE, S	K, H, C, PB	[64] [65]

Footnotes

1. Article 2 of the Genocide Convention defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group" through acts such as (a) murder, (b) inflicting serious bodily or mental harm, (c) inflicting conditions of life calculated to destroy the group, (d) imposing measures intended to prevent births, and (e) forcibly transferring children of the group to another group. ^[3]

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