Ma`rifat Hoghoughi

One of the most significant political, legal, and ethical challenges of the contemporary world is the systematic violation of human rights by the Zionist regime. Under the pretext of a “return to the Promised Land,” this regime has carried out the full occupation of Palestinian territory and, in disregard of the principles of international law and human moral standards, committed numerous legal and ethical crimes against the Palestinian people. Following the Hamas operation of October 7, 2023, the Zionist regime, under the claim of “self-defense,” launched a wide-ranging and organized wave of attacks against the Gaza Strip. These assaults have deliberately targeted civilians—particularly women and children—as well as journalists, humanitarian workers, and other persons protected under international conventions. Moreover, the destruction of civilian infrastructure such as hospitals, mosques, churches, universities, schools, refugee camps, facilities affiliated with international organizations, residential buildings, and ambulances; the use of prohibited weapons; and the imposition of a complete blockade through the prevention of water, food, fuel, electricity, and medicine from entering Gaza all constitute clear examples of gross human rights violations and fall within the legal categories of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. These acts are included in the catalog of offenses enumerated in international legal statutes. This study adopts a descriptive–analytical approach to examine the most prominent instances of human rights violations committed by the Zionist regime and to explore strategies for confronting such violations based on multiple documents of international human rights law.