UN report accuses over 60 governments of enabling Gaza genocide through arms and trade ties
The report, authored by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accuses these nations of turning a blind eye as Gaza’s two million residents endure mass casualties and a deepening humanitarian catastrophe.
More than 60 governments — including key Western powers and several Arab states — have been implicated in enabling Israel’s ongoing military assault on Gaza, according to a new United Nations report presented to the General Assembly.
The report, authored by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, accuses these nations of turning a blind eye as Gaza’s two million residents endure mass casualties and a deepening humanitarian catastrophe.
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Albanese delivered her presentation remotely on Tuesday from the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa. The 24-page report, titled "Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime", was released in advance less than a week ago.
The report outlines how various states have allowed Gaza’s population to be “bombed, starved and erased,” describing an extensive network of military, economic, diplomatic, and humanitarian complicity.
“Global powers have harmed, founded and shielded Israel’s militarised apartheid,” Albanese said, warning that the settler colonial project has now evolved into genocide — “the ultimate crime against the indigenous people of Palestine.”
Albanese placed the United States at the centre of Israel’s war economy, noting that it provides two-thirds of Israel’s arms imports and diplomatic protection through seven UN Security Council vetoes.
Sustaining the genocide
“Military aid has been decisive in sustaining the genocide,” she said, pointing to the $3.3 billion in annual US military assistance — along with weapons, intelligence, and logistical support — which intensified after October 2023.
Other nations cited in the report include Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Italy, France, and Spain, all accused of supplying arms and dual-use technologies that have fuelled Israel’s military operations. Albanese argued that these transfers violate the Arms Trade Treaty, given Israel’s continued occupation and attacks on civilians.
She also condemned the European Union for remaining Israel’s main trading partner while sanctioning Russia over Ukraine, calling it an example of the “weaponisation of aid.”
According to Albanese, European research programmes have funded Israeli technologies with military applications. Trade with Israel increased in 2024, driven by countries such as Germany (+$836 million), Poland (+$237 million), Greece (+$186 million), and Arab states including the UAE (+$237 million) and Egypt (+$199 million).
Albanese also criticised Arab nations that normalised relations with Israel despite Gaza’s suffering.
“Egypt maintains significant security and economic relations with Israel, including energy cooperation and the closing of the Rafah crossing,” she said, effectively tightening Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline.
Militarisation of humanitarian aid
The report further condemned the militarisation of humanitarian aid. It noted that Gaza’s blockade has left 80 per cent of residents dependent on aid, yet by early 2025, only around 100 trucks were entering daily.
It cited the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — created by Israel and the US — as having contributed to over 2,000 civilian deaths at aid distribution points between March and July 2025. Limited support from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Jordan, and the UK “barely alleviated famine,” Albanese noted, effectively implicating them in the worsening crisis.
Beyond state actions, the report accused the international system of decades of “moral and political failure” that have allowed genocide to unfold in plain sight.
“The international community now stands on a knife-edge between the collapse of the rule of law and hope for renewal. Renewal is only possible if complicity is confronted, responsibilities are met, and justice is upheld,” she said.
Heated reactions
Her presentation sparked heated reactions in the UN chamber. Israeli envoy Danny Danon called Albanese a “wicked witch,” a remark widely condemned by human rights experts as “outrageous” and an attempt to silence independent UN voices.
Albanese responded, saying, “If the worst thing you can accuse me of is witchcraft, I’ll take it. But if I had the power to make spells, I would use it to stop your crimes once and for all and to ensure those responsible end up behind bars.”
She urged nations to suspend all military and trade agreements with Israel, including dual-use goods that can be deployed in war, and to build “a living framework of rights and dignity, not for the few, but for the many.”
Albanese also criticised a recent US-brokered deal between Hamas and Israel, calling it “conspicuously omitting any requirement for ending the occupation or establishing accountability” and describing it as a “neo-colonial administration” undermining Palestinian self-determination.
Human rights experts have described the report as the most damning UN indictment yet of Israel’s assault, which has killed more than 68,560 Palestinians — mostly women and children — since October 2023.
Albanese concluded with a warning that failure to confront complicity and hold perpetrators accountable would render international law “hollow” while Palestinians continue to suffer.
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