<p>In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> of <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/genocide/" rel="tag">#Genocide</a></p><p>Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not <a href="/tags/palestinians/" rel="tag">#Palestinians</a> as a group. But 2 of Israel’s best-known <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> groups said Monday that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, adding fuel to a passionately fought international debate over whether the death & destruction there have crossed a moral red line.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/internationallaw/" rel="tag">#InternationalLaw</a> <a href="/tags/humanitarianlaw/" rel="tag">#HumanitarianLaw</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/middleeast/israel-genocide-gaza-rights-groups.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/middleeast/israel-genocide-gaza-rights-groups.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/wor</span><span class="invisible">ld/middleeast/israel-genocide-gaza-rights-groups.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>