UN inquiry says Israel kept committing genocide in Gaza after truce

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A UN inquiry released on October 26 claims Israel continued to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after a ceasefire brokered by the United States last year. The report asserts that Israeli forces used heavy weaponry in densely populated areas of Gaza during this period, expanding their control over the territory. Israel dismissed these findings as part of an effort to undermine its legitimacy and called them scandalous. The inquiry also highlighted deteriorating conditions in the occupied West Bank, noting a significant increase in Palestinian displacement since January 2025.
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As of October 26, 2026, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory released a report stating that Israel continued committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after the US-brokered ceasefire in October 2023. The commission's findings cover violations committed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023, up to September 2026, focusing particularly on actions against Palestinian children. Israel dismissed these allegations as part of a "misinformation campaign." Additionally, the report highlighted ongoing deteriorating conditions in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli mission in Geneva vehemently rejected these claims, asserting that they aim to demonize the State of Israel.

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UN inquiry says Israel kept committing genocide in Gaza after truce GENEVA, Oct 26 - Israel continued to commit genocide in Gaza after last October's US-brokered ceasefire in the enclave, a UN commission said in a report published on Monday that Israel dismissed as part of a "misinformation campaign".
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UN inquiry says Israel kept committing genocide in Gaza after truce GENEVA, Oct 26 - Israel continued to commit genocide in Gaza after last October's US-brokered ceasefire in the enclave, a UN commission said in a report published on Monday that Israel dismissed as part of a "misinformation campaign". asserted
Israel → say → campaign
The report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examined violations against Palestinian children since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023 up to September this year. asserted
report → include → September
It said Israeli authorities had kept committing "genocidal acts with the genocidal intent to destroy, in whole or in part, the Palestinians in Gaza", and that the situation had also continued to deteriorate in the occupied West Bank. asserted
situation → say → Bank
Another report by the commission in September last year found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu incited these acts — accusations that Israel called scandalous. asserted
Israel → find → that
The Israeli mission in Geneva said the latest report was part of a misinformation campaign to demonize the State of Israel. asserted
report → say → Israel
“The attempt to destroy the Jewish state ... continues today through efforts by actors such as the UN Commission of Inquiry to undermine Israel’s legitimacy and deny its fundamental right to exist and defend itself," Ambassador Daniel Meron said in a statement. asserted
Meron → destroy → statement
HEAVY MUNITIONS HIT POPULATED AREAS, COMMISSION SAYS The commission found that Israeli forces continued using heavy munitions, drones, quadcopters, artillery and sniper fire in densely populated areas during the ceasefire in Gaza. asserted
forces → hit → Gaza
It said the "Yellow Line" which was presented as a temporary ceasefire demarcation, was encroaching increasingly into Gaza, and becoming a de facto border, which the report said reflected Israel’s expanding territorial control of Gaza. asserted
report → say → Gaza
Palestinian authorities say more than 74,000 people have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, launched after Hamas-led fighters killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. asserted
fighters → say → October
In its report to the UN Security Council, the commission said the situation in the West Bank had also deteriorated sharply, with the number of Palestinians killed in airstrikes increasing from six between 2008 and October 6, 2023, to 254 between October 7, 2023 and September 30, 2026. asserted
number → say → October
Commission Chair Srinivasan Muralidhar said the intentional killing of Palestinian civilians and destruction of homes in the West Bank formed part of a broader strategy to exterminate and displace Palestinians. asserted
killing → say → Palestinians
Military operations since January 2025 have led to the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank since 1967, with 34,176 Palestinians remaining displaced as of August 2026, the report said. asserted
report → lead → August
The commission also faulted the Palestinian Authority, saying it had targeted Palestinians who voice dissenting views and that journalists and human rights defenders had been killed and injured. asserted
journalists → fault → views
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