India, Sept. 2 -- As the war in Gaza rages on, the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) has stated that Israel's actions in the Palestinian territory can be legally defined as a genocide.

In a statement issued on Monday, the world's leading association declared that Israel is and has been committing a genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Israel has also been accused of carrying out war crimes in the Gaza Strip at the International Court of Justice after South Africa filed a case against the state in 2023.

The IAGS is the world's largest professional association of genocide scholars, which also includes a number of Holocaust experts.

Founded in 1994, the IAGS as a total of 500 members. Of this, 28% took part in the vote and 86%...