Prosecutors at International Tribunal on Palestine Accuse Israel of Ecocide

Prosecutors at International Tribunal on Palestine Accuse Israel of Ecocide


Jurors also ruled that the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Hungary, and the Netherlands are guilty of the same crimes, “having provided indispensable cooperation that materially enabled and politically protected” Israel as it carried out its attacks on Palestinians, according to the short-form findings presented at the tribunal. “The people of the North have a responsibility to build, come together, and understand that it is the people of the South who will need to meet this, and we need the support from the North.” “Large-scale destruction [in Gaza] was used for intimidation, coercion, or demographic reshaping [by] making areas uninhabitable or less habitable than others — and the environmental cost was disproportionate.” Citing statistics from the United Nations Environment Program published in September 2025, Nashabe told the court that at least 97 percent of Gaza’s trees, 95 percent of its shrubland, and 82 percent of its annual crops have been destroyed during the conflict.

Author: Marianne Dhenin


Published at: 2025-11-24 22:06:33

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