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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Jujemay Awit

UN-Mandated Probe Accuses Israel of War Crimes, Torture and Sexual Violence in West Bank Ahead of Election

File photo of a Free Palestine protest as a UN commission found Israel committed war crimes in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza (Credit: Efrem Efre/Pexels)

Israeli forces are targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to a report from the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry. The report concluded that Israel committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extermination, persecution, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence.

The report also found that Israel continued to commit genocidal acts in Gaza despite the ceasefire. It was released on the eve of the Knesset elections.

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