Arab League Rights Commission Recommends 'Wholocide' as Term for Gaza Genocide

The Arab League's Permanent Arab Commission on Human Rights has called for adopting the term "أهوال" (Wholocide) to describe Israel's actions in Gaza.

• The commission issued the recommendation at its 58th meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.
• Palestinian envoy Muhannad al-Aklouk stated the term is derived from survivors' descriptions of the "horrors of Judgment Day."
• Al-Aklouk said the naming is linked to the designation of October 17 as an annual commemoration day for Gaza genocide victims.
• The Arab Parliament endorsed the adoption of a legal description for the genocide in January 2026.