UN Commission: Israel committed war crimes in Palestinian territory, as well as genocide in Gaza

The United Nations (UN) Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories published its latest report on Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, which are under Israeli attacks and blockade.

The report stated that Israel committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, including destruction, oppression, torture, rape and other types of sexual violence, in the occupied Palestinian territories, and emphasized that genocide continues to be committed in Gaza and Palestinian civilians are deliberately targeted.

The report said, "It was determined that Israeli officials and forces in Gaza continued genocidal actions even after the so-called ceasefire agreement, with the intention of partially or completely destroying the Palestinian people." The statement was included.

The report focused on acts of killing and physical and mental damage committed by state actors, and pointed out that the situation in the occupied West Bank has seriously deteriorated since October 7, 2023.

Pointing out that there has been a significant increase in the number of deaths resulting from air strikes in the West Bank, the report said, "While 6 Palestinians lost their lives as a result of air strikes between 2008 and October 6, 2023, 254 Palestinians were killed by air strikes between October 7, 2023 and September 30, 2026. It concluded that Palestinians in the West Bank were targeted based on their nationality, race, ethnicity, gender and age." We arrived." expressions were used.

The report stated that torture, violence against reproductive health, rape and other forms of sexual violence form part of a broader attack on the civilian population in the West Bank, and that sexual violence is used to displace, subjugate and destabilize the Palestinian people.

"Israeli forces deliberately killed children in the West Bank, just like in Gaza."

"Israeli forces deliberately killed children in the West Bank, just like in Gaza, causing serious damage to their physical and mental health, thus committing age-based cruelty against Palestinian children," the report said. evaluation was made.

The report emphasized that Israeli attacks carried out since January 2025 have caused the displacement of the most Palestinians in the West Bank since 1967, and underlined that 34 thousand 176 Palestinians had to be displaced as of August 2026.

The report stated that it was determined that Israel has been carrying out widespread and systematic attacks against civilians in the West Bank since October 2023, through attacks supported by the violence of Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands.

The report also included that the attitude of the Israeli authorities during this period, the attacks and the violence committed by the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands, were part of a coordinated attack against the Palestinians.

"The deliberate killing of Palestinian civilians in the West Bank is part of a broader strategy."

Commission Chairman Srinivasan Muralidhar, whose views are included in the report, said: "The deliberate killing and wounding of Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, the destruction of their homes, and Israel's persistent denial of responsibility are part of a broader strategy to destroy, displace Palestinians and impose conditions that make life impossible." he said.

Underlining that Israel's expansion of territorial control in Gaza continues to lead to the killing and harm of Palestinian civilians approaching or crossing the Yellow Line under the control of the Israeli army, Muralidhar stated that while Israel captures the largest possible land, its effort to minimize the Palestinian population stems from its colonial policies and is based on historical practices and action patterns.

Muralidhar also noted that Israel blocks any concrete attempt to realize the Palestinians' right to self-determination.