An independent UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, amid an ongoing ground invasion. Leading Israeli human rights organizations were also among the first to declare that their country is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Ground Offensive Begins lOn Tuesday, 16 September, Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, stated that “Gaza is burning” after non-stop airstrikes overnight killed at least 62 Palestinians and tanks began incursions into Gaza City. The comments came before Israel launched a ground offensive, attracting condemnation from the UN, UK, Germany and the Arab world. Health authorities in Gaza report that at least 59 people have been killed in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 64,964.