In Their Own Words

Statements by Israeli Officials

Statements documented as evidence of genocidal intent by the International Court of Justice and human rights organizations. These are not taken out of context — they are the actual words of Israel's highest-ranking officials, many recorded on video.

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Content WarningSome statements contain explicit language calling for violence, ethnic cleansing, and destruction of Palestinian populations.
⚠️ Cited in ICJ genocide case
Yoav Gallant
Defense Minister
October 9, 2023
"I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. No electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly."
📹 Watch the video 📰 Al Jazeera 📰 Times of Israel
⚠️ Cited in ICJ genocide case
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister
October 28, 2023
"You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. And we do remember. And we are fighting."

Biblical Amalek command (1 Samuel 15:3): "put to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey."

📹 Watch the video 📰 NPR Analysis 📰 ABC — ICJ relevance
⚠️ Cited in ICJ genocide case
Isaac Herzog
President of Israel
October 2023
"It's an entire nation out there that is responsible. It's not true this rhetoric about civilians not being aware, not involved. It's absolutely not true."
📰 Financial Times 📰 B'Tselem
⚠️ Cited in ICJ genocide case
Amichay Eliyahu
Heritage Minister
November 5, 2023
When asked if a nuclear bomb should be dropped on Gaza: "One of the possibilities."
📰 New York Times
⚠️ Cited in ICJ genocide case
Avi Dichter
Minister, Former Shin Bet Director
November 12, 2023
"We are now rolling out the Nakba of 2023."
📰 HRW Report
Bezalel Smotrich
Finance Minister
May 6, 2025
"Gaza will be entirely destroyed. The population will be concentrated in a smaller area... Palestinians will leave in great numbers to third countries."
📹 Watch the video 📰 The Guardian 📹 France 24
Amichay Eliyahu
Heritage Minister
July 24, 2025
"Israel is advancing the destruction of Gaza, and the Strip will be made totally Jewish."
📰 Times of Israel
Itamar Ben-Gvir
National Security Minister
May 2026
"As someone who took everything from them, I also want to take their lives. This is right, this is just, this is the truth."
📹 Watch the video 📰 The Guardian
Itamar Ben-Gvir
National Security Minister
August 2023
"My right, my wife's right, my kids' right to move around freely in the West Bank is more important than the Arabs' right to freedom of movement."
📰 BBC — US condemned this
Bezalel Smotrich
Finance Minister
March 2023
Said the Palestinian town of Huwara should be "wiped out" — later called it a "slip of the tongue" but said "the intention was very clear."
📰 Anadolu Agency

Full Database of Genocidal Statements

For the complete documented registry of 100+ statements by Israeli officials indicating genocidal intent:

📋 Al-Haq — Full Registry 📋 Law for Palestine — Database (PDF) 📋 Euro-Med Monitor 📋 Wikipedia — Intent & Incitement

Summary Table

OfficialPositionStatement SummaryDateICJ Cited
Yoav GallantDefense Minister"Human animals" — complete siegeOct 2023✅ Yes
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister"Amalek" — biblical call to destroyOct 2023✅ Yes
Isaac HerzogPresident"Entire nation responsible"Oct 2023✅ Yes
Amichay EliyahuHeritage MinisterNuclear bomb on Gaza "possible"Nov 2023✅ Yes
Avi DichterMinister"Rolling out Nakba 2023"Nov 2023✅ Yes
Bezalel SmotrichFinance Minister"Gaza entirely destroyed"May 2025Rights groups
Amichay EliyahuHeritage Minister"Wipe out Gaza, make it Jewish"Jul 2025Rights groups
Itamar Ben-GvirNational Security Minister"I want to take their lives"May 2026EU leaders
Bezalel SmotrichFinance MinisterHuwara should be "wiped out"Mar 2023Condemned