UN Commission Says Genocidal Acts Continued in Gaza

A U.N.-mandated commission said Israel continued committing genocidal acts in Gaza after the October 2025 ceasefire, while also accusing Israeli forces of crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank. Israel rejected the findings as misinformation. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said Israeli forces used heavy munitions, artillery, drones, quadcopters and sniper fire in densely populated parts of Gaza during the ceasefire. It also said the Yellow Line, presented as a temporary demarcation, was moving farther into Gaza and extending Israeli control. The commission reported that Israel’s control expanded from 53% to at least 60% of Gaza after the ceasefire began in October 2025. It said Israeli fire killed at least 196 Palestinians during that period, including women and children. These figures and the commission’s legal conclusions are its findings; the reports do not independently establish them. The commission said it concluded that Israeli authorities and forces continued genocidal acts with intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, in whole or in part. The inquiry had reached...