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. This regime, under the claim of a return to the "Promised Land," has brought about the complete occupation of the Palestinian territory and, disregarding the principles of international law and humanitarian standards, has committed numerous legal and moral crimes against Palestinians. Following the Hamas operation on October 7, 2023, the Zionist regime, under the pretext of "self-defense," launched a wave of widespread and organized attacks against the Gaza Strip. These attacks have included the deliberate targeting of civilians, particularly women and children, journalists, aid workers, and other individuals protected under international conventions. Furthermore, 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 siege by preventing the entry of water, food, fuel, electricity, and medicine, are clear examples of blatant human rights violations and instances of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. These acts fall within the list of crimes enumerated in international legal statutes. The present study, employing a descriptive-analytical method, examines the most prominent instances of human rights violations by the Zionist regime and the strategies for confronting them based on various instruments of international law.