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Israel’s bombing of Gaza caused [[Environmental impact of the Gaza war|severe environmental devastation]], destroying vegetation, water, sanitation, and waste infrastructure and contaminating air, soil, and water. The UN and environmental groups report damage consistent with “[[ecocide]],” citing massive debris, untreated sewage, and toxic pollution. These conditions have triggered disease outbreaks, respiratory illnesses, and long-term health risks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Lesley |date=2025-02-27 |title=Israel’s bombing of Gaza caused untold environmental damage − recovery will take effort and time |url=http://theconversation.com/israels-bombing-of-gaza-caused-untold-environmental-damage-recovery-will-take-effort-and-time-245311 |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Kaamil |last2=Gayle |first2=Damien |last3=Mousa |first3=Aseel |date=2024-03-29 |title=‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/gaza-israel-palestinian-war-ecocide-environmental-destruction-pollution-rome-statute-war-crimes-aoe |access-date=2025-10-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
Israel’s bombing of Gaza caused [[Environmental impact of the Gaza war|severe environmental devastation]], destroying vegetation, water, sanitation, and waste infrastructure and contaminating air, soil, and water. The UN and environmental groups report damage consistent with “[[ecocide]],” citing massive debris, untreated sewage, and toxic pollution. These conditions have triggered disease outbreaks, respiratory illnesses, and long-term health risks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Lesley |date=2025-02-27 |title=Israel’s bombing of Gaza caused untold environmental damage − recovery will take effort and time |url=http://theconversation.com/israels-bombing-of-gaza-caused-untold-environmental-damage-recovery-will-take-effort-and-time-245311 |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Kaamil |last2=Gayle |first2=Damien |last3=Mousa |first3=Aseel |date=2024-03-29 |title=‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/gaza-israel-palestinian-war-ecocide-environmental-destruction-pollution-rome-statute-war-crimes-aoe |access-date=2025-10-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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ecocide a of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jake |date=2024-03-29 |title=Report: Deliberate Ecocide a Key Element of Israel’s Genocidal Campaign in Gaza |url=https://truthout.org/articles/report-deliberate-ecocide-a-key-element-of-israels-genocidal-campaign-in-gaza/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=Truthout |language=en-US}}</ref> Scholars have argued that ecocide is itself a form of genocide.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eichler |first=Lauren |date=2020-09-04 |title=Ecocide Is Genocide: Decolonizing the Definition of Genocide |url=https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol14/iss2/9 |journal=Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal |volume=14 |issue=2 |doi=10.5038/1911-9933.14.2.1720</p> |issn=1911-0359}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web |title=A destruction of the conditions of life: Report on Genocide in Gaza – HHR Journal |url=https://www.hhrjournal.org/2025/07/29/a-destruction-of-the-conditions-for-life-report-on-genocide-in-gaza/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
<ref>{{Cite web |title=A destruction of the conditions of life: Report on Genocide in Gaza – HHR Journal |url=https://www.hhrjournal.org/2025/07/29/a-destruction-of-the-conditions-for-life-report-on-genocide-in-gaza/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Israel’s bombing of Gaza caused severe environmental devastation, destroying vegetation, water, sanitation, and waste infrastructure and contaminating air, soil, and water. The UN and environmental groups report damage consistent with “ecocide,” citing massive debris, untreated sewage, and toxic pollution. These conditions have triggered disease outbreaks, respiratory illnesses, and long-term health risks.[1][2]
A Truthout report that characterizes deliberate ecocide as a central component of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. [3] Scholars have argued that ecocide is itself a form of genocide. Scholars have argued that ecocide is itself a form of genocide. By targeting the environment that sustains a people — their water, land, and food systems — the perpetrators effectively destroy the conditions necessary for life, meeting the intent of genocide under international law. [4]
