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Gaza: Genocide in Real Time?

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  • An Al Jazeera episode examines Gaza through the legal and political framework of genocide and the case being argued before international courts.
  • It traces how occupation, blockade and repeated wars shaped conditions of confinement and dependency before the war that began on October 7, 2023.
  • The episode discusses displacement orders, siege tactics, infrastructure destruction and AI-assisted targeting, while noting that the ICJ has warned of a “plausible risk” of genocide without ruling that genocide occurred.

Al Jazeera’s episode “Gaza: Genocide in Real Time?” examines the war through the legal and political framework of genocide, as allegations continue to be argued before international courts.

The programme looks beyond the war that began on October 7, 2023, tracing how decades of occupation, blockade and repeated conflict created conditions of confinement, dependency and dehumanisation in Gaza. It then follows the effects of displacement orders, siege tactics and the destruction of infrastructure on the scale and pattern of killing and devastation.

Drawing on testimony, military analysis and legal argument, the episode presents how Palestinian victims, Israel and third states frame both the intent and the nature of the violence. It also examines the role of AI-assisted targeting in the conflict.

The legal dispute remains unresolved. The International Court of Justice has warned of a “plausible risk” of genocide, but has not ruled that genocide has been committed. The episode asks what the continuing legal battle could mean for accountability, future deterrence and Gaza’s people themselves.

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· International Court of JusticeThe court’s warning is cited in the episode’s discussion of the genocide case.
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