UN inquiry accuses Israel of extermination in West Bank and continuing Gaza genocide despite ceasefire

Arab News · 26‏/10‏/2026، 1:54:56 م

NEW YORK CITY: Israel has committed the crimes against humanity of extermination, persecution, torture and rape in the occupied West Bank, and is still carrying out a genocide in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement last year, a UN commission of inquiry said on Monday. A report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel states that Israeli forces intentionally targeted Palestinian civilians, and that Palestin