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{{See also|Hamas war crimes|Israeli war crimes|Gaza genocide}}
Both Israel and Hamas have been accused of attempted or imminent [[genocide]], and several other [[war crime]]s, including [[Sexual violence in the 2023 Israel Hamas war|sexual violence]].<ref>{{cite web|date=19 October 2023 |title=Genocide Emergency Alert: Israel and Gaza |url=https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/genocide-emergency-alert-israel-and-gaza |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Genocide Watch}}</ref> A [[Permanent United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Israel Palestine conflict|UN Commission to the Israel–Palestine conflict]] stated that there is "clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed in the latest explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza, and all those who have violated international law and targeted civilians must be held accountable."<ref name="Farge-2023">{{cite news|last1=Farge|first1=Emma|date=10 October 2023|title=UN rights chief condemns Israeli 'siege' of Gaza, militants' taking of hostages |publisher=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/israeli-air-strikes-hit-residences-schools-across-gaza-un-rights-chief-2023-10-10/|access-date=12 October 2023|archive-date=22 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022010005/https://www.reuters.com/world/israeli-air-strikes-hit-residences-schools-across-gaza-un-rights-chief-2023-10-10/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Commission of Inquiry collecting evidence of war crimes committed by all sides in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories since 7 October 2023|url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/10/commission-inquiry-collecting-evidence-war-crimes-committed-all-sides-israel|publisher=[[UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights]]|date=10 October 2023|access-date=12 October 2023|archive-date=22 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022010006/https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/10/commission-inquiry-collecting-evidence-war-crimes-committed-all-sides-israel|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-crimes-explainer-cd019114fac21c919000ef80276980d9|title=How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it|date=17 October 2023|work=Associated Press News|access-date=21 October 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018194735/https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-crimes-explainer-cd019114fac21c919000ef80276980d9|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 October, a spokesperson for the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|OHCHR]] called for an independent court to review potential war crimes committed by both sides.<ref>{{cite web |title=War crimes by both sides in Israel-Gaza war |url=https://aje.io/i5z284?update=2441157 |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>
On 29 December, [[South Africa]] filed [[South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)|a case against Israel]] at the [[International Court of Justice]], alleging that Israel's conduct amounted to genocide.<ref name="Roelf-2023">{{#invoke:cite news||last1=Roelf |first1=Wendell |last2=Sterling |first2=Toby |date=29 December 2023 |title=South Africa files genocide case against Israel at World Court |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/south-africa-seeks-international-court-justice-genocide-order-against-israel-2023-12-29/ |access-date=29 December 2023 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
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