UN Report Exposes 60+ Major Companies for Supporting Israeli Settlements and Gaza Atrocities
UN Human Rights Expert Francesca Albanese Urges Legal Accountability for Arms and Tech Giants.
Watan-A new United Nations report has exposed more than 60 major companies for supporting Israeli settlements and the military aggression in Gaza. UN expert Francesca Albanese called for these corporations to face legal accountability. The list includes giants in the arms and technology industries, accused of playing a direct or indirect role in enabling Israeli settlements and the military campaign in Gaza, which the report describes as a “genocide” against the Palestinian people.
The report was prepared by Albanese, an Italian human rights lawyer and the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, based on over 200 submissions from governments, human rights organizations, and academics. In the 27-page document, she states that “the Israeli genocide continues because it is profitable to many,” noting the financial ties of these companies to “the Israeli apartheid and militarization system.”
Albanese urged that the executives of these firms be held to account under international law, that all forms of commercial cooperation with the Israeli occupation be halted, and pointed out that some of these companies supply Israel with weapons and equipment used to destroy Palestinian infrastructure or participate in surveillance systems that facilitate repression.
Named Companies: Over 60 Firms Involved in Supporting the Gaza Assault
The report lists well-known arms companies such as Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, Caterpillar, and Hyundai Heavy Industries, as well as major technology firms including Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and Palantir. These companies are accused of providing advanced surveillance tools and cloud services to the Israeli government or developing AI technologies used in military operations.
Israel’s mission to the UN in Geneva rejected the allegations, calling the report “devoid of any legal basis” and a “deliberate slander” of both the companies and Albanese’s work. The firms named have not responded to media requests for comment. Israel has repeatedly denied charges of genocide, asserting that its military actions in Gaza are a form of self-defense following the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Meanwhile, Gaza’s Health Ministry reports over 56,000 Palestinian fatalities and describes the territory as reduced to “rubble” amid widespread destruction. This report expands upon a previous UN list from June 2023, which focused solely on companies linked to settlements; the new report covers a broader range of industrial and commercial roles in enabling the Gaza war.
The report is scheduled to be presented next Thursday before the 47-member UN Human Rights Council. Although the Council lacks binding legal powers, its investigations have previously spurred international legal actions. Notably, Israel and the United States withdrew from the Council this year, accusing it of bias against Israel.
