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UN commission concerned plans to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem
Pillay continues that the analysis in the report refers solely to the commission of genocide from October 2023 until July 2025, but added that the commission is seriously concerned that the intent “to destroy the Palestinians as a whole is guiding the Israelis as a whole in the rest of the occupied territories, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem”.
“It is also important to note that the events in Gaza since October 7 have not occurred in isolation.
“They were preceded by decades of unlawful occupation and oppression under an ideology requiring the removal of the Palestinian population from their lands and their replacement.”
UN report documents Israeli sexual violence against female Palestinian prisoners
The UN Commission of Inquiry’s report that concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza includes shocking details about the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, particularly women.
“The Commission notes that female detainees were subjected to sexual assault and harassment in military and Israel Prison Service facilities, as well as threats to their lives and threats of rape,” it said. “The sexual harassment included attempts to kiss and touch their breasts.”
Survivors also reported prolonged and invasive strip-searches, the commission said.
“Women were beaten and harassed and had sexual insults directed at them. Female detainees were photographed without their consent and in degrading circumstances, including in their underwear in front of male soldiers, and these photographs were often posted on social media,” the report read.
It added that Israeli forces harassed and shamed Palestinian women publicly.
“For example, some Palestinian women were forced to strip to their underwear and remove their veils in public and in front of the community,” it said. “The Commission has found that Israeli security forces have deliberately humiliated and mocked Palestinian women based on their gender and ethnicity.”
