U. N. inquiry finds Israel still committing genocide, which Israel denies - EUROPE SAYS
A United Nations panel has again found that Israel is committinggenocideagainst Palestinians in Gaza, and deliberately targets children, allegations the Israeli government strongly denies. The U. N. ’s Office of. . .
A United Nations panel has again found that Israel is committinggenocideagainst Palestinians in Gaza, and deliberately targets children, allegations the Israeli government strongly denies. The U. N. ’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said in its latest report that Israel continues to violate international law and an existing ceasefire in its ongoing military assault on the Gaza Strip. The agency determined last year that Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip over the course of its response to the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people in Israel. In the latest report, dated last week, the U. N. found that “the intense scale and systematic nature of the Israeli military operations have continued — resulting in unprecedented death, injury and trauma of Palestinian children. ”Israeli forces killed at least 20,179 children since the Hamas attack, 5,031 of whom were younger than 5, including 1,029 who were not yet 1, the U. N. investigators found. Another 44,143 children were injured “as a direct result of the hostilities in Gaza. ”The report notes that the figures likely do not represent the actual death toll, as many children’s bodies remain under rubble or otherwise unaccounted for. Israeli officials have repeatedly denied that the country is committing genocide, and dismissed the U. N. ’s newest report. Israel’sForeign Ministrycalled it “a propaganda piece as outrageous as its previous ones. ”RecommendedErum Salam is a breaking news reporter for MS NOW, with a focus on how global events and foreign policy shape U. S. politics. She previously was a breaking news reporter for The Guardian. © 2026 Versant Media, LLC