"Human animals"
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Oct 9, 2023, announcing the total siege of Gaza.
What it signals
Classic dehumanization — the removal of a population from the human category that historians of atrocity identify as a precondition for mass violence. Cited in South Africa's ICJ genocide filing as evidence of intent.
How to answer
Quote it, name it, and cite where it now lives: in the evidentiary record of a genocide case before the world's highest court. Don't paraphrase — the exact words are the argument.