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UN commission says Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza since truce

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A UN commission reports that Israel has continued committing genocide in Gaza since a ceasefire last October and accuses Israeli soldiers and prison guards of war crimes against Palestinians. The report covers actions from October 2023 to September this year, documenting cases of sexual violence and other atrocities. Israel dismisses these findings as part of a misinformation campaign aimed at damaging its legitimacy.
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The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry reported that Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza and war crimes in both Gaza and the West Bank even after a ceasefire agreement was brokered by the US last year. The report, published on October 26, 2026, documented over 75,000 Palestinian deaths, including at least 21,500 children and 11,000 women, since Hamas's attacks in Israel began on October 7, 2023. The commission also accused Israeli soldiers and prison guards of sexual violence against male detainees from Gaza. Israel dismissed the report as part of a "misinformation campaign" aimed at demonizing the state.

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Gaza Hamas Israel Israeli Palestinian

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Israel GPE · 13× Gaza GPE · 9× Israeli NORP · 6× Palestinians NORP · 6× the West Bank GPE · 4× Hamas ORG · 2× Palestinian NORP · 2× United Nations GPE · 1× the Occupied Palestinian Territory GPE · 1× the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry ORG · 1×

Narrative

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 Oct. 7, 2023, up to September this year.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29
🔮 Could a looming election accelerate the trend?

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

UN commission says Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza since truce Israel dismisses report as 'misinformation' asserted
Israel → say → misinformation
A United Nations commission says Israel continued to commit genocide in Gaza after last October's U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the enclave, in a report published 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 Oct. 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." asserted
authorities → say → Gaza
The commission also accused Israeli soldiers and prison guards of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the West Bank, including extermination, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence and persecution against civilians. asserted
commission → accuse → civilians
The commission said that it had recently documented six cases in which Israeli guards were sexually violent toward male detainees from Gaza in the Sde Teiman military prison. asserted
guards → say → prison
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 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
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 → find → 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 Oct. 7, 2023. asserted
fighters → say → Oct.
- Analysis Netanyahu 'fighting for his political life' in 1st election since Oct. 7 Israelis are leaving the country in record numbers. asserted
Israelis → fight → numbers
Could a looming election accelerate the trend? uncertain
election → loom → trend
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 Oct. 6, 2023, to 254 between Oct. 7, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2026. asserted
situation → say → Oct.
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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