A UN investigative commission has accused Israel of continuing to commit genocide in Gaza, despite the ceasefire reached in October 2025.
In the report released on Monday, the commission says air strikes, artillery bombings, the use of drones and gun shootings have continued, while heavy and undirected ammunition has been used in residential areas, Television broadcasts.
According to the report, since the entry into force of the ceasefire agreement, brokered by the United States, 1,431 people have been killed, including at least 300 children and 130 women. The Commission claims that Israeli authorities’ actions are intended to destroy — in whole or in part — Palestinians in Gaza.
The report also charges Israeli soldiers and guards in prisons for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the West Coast, including extermination, torture, rape, other forms of sexual violence and persecution of civilians.
The commission, which was established in 2021 and consists of three members, stresses that the situation in the West Coast has deteriorated dramatically since October 7th, 2023. According to the report, Israel is implementing in this territory what the commission describes as the strategy of total destruction used in Gaza.
The report claims Palestinian civilians are being targeted deliberately because of race, ethnic affiliation, gender and age. According to data submitted by the commission, six people were killed by air strikes in the West Coast during the 2008,2023 period, while more than 250 people were killed from October 2023 to September 30, 2026.
In the same three-year period, Israeli forces have killed a total of 1,080 Palestinians in the West Coast, including East Jerusalem, and have injured nearly 11,000 others, the report says. The commission has documented six concrete cases and claims the victims were unarmed, pose no threat, and were killed without warning.
The document also charges the use of sexual violence in the West Coast, with the aim of shifting, submission and destabilisation of Palestinians. The chairman of the commission, Srinivasan Murakkiar, said that the intentional murder and wounding of civilians, the destruction of homes and the continued denial of responsibility by Israel are part of a broader strategy for the extermination and shift of Palestinians.
The commission also accuses Israel of expanding control over Gaza’s territory, strengthening the temporary ceasefire line with at least nine new military bases.
According to the report, areas under Israeli control have expanded from 53 percent of the territory, as initially predicted in the agreement, to at least 60 percent. The document describes the ceasefire line, known as the Yellow View, as a gradually expanding actual border.
The report says the lack of clear communication by Israeli authorities for the boundaries of this line has caused civilian casualties, as some Palestinians have either approached or passed it without realizing that they were entering a restricted area.
Israel has dismissed the accusations, naming the report unilaterally and part of a dezinformation éfushat aimed at demonising the country and destroying the Jewish state. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Daniel Meron said efforts to undermine Israel’s legitimacy and its right to exist and defend continue today.
Israel has earlier denied charges of genocide, insisting that its attacks are the response to Hamas’ ceasefire violations and that the army undertakes all possible measures to avoid civilian victims.
According to Gaza’s health authority, headed by Hamas, more than 74 thousand people died during the war. The data makes no difference between civilians and warriors. The conflict began after Hamas’ attack in October 2023, when about 1,200 Israelis were killed and 251 persons were taken hostage. Israel has declared it aimed at destroying Hamas to prevent the repeat attack.
The report also criticises the Palestinian Authority, which manages parts of the West Coast, accusing him of targeting people with conflicting attitudes. According to the commission, human rights activists and journalists have been killed or injured, while these cases have not been properly investigated.
The investigative commission does not represent the official position of all UN member states. The report was released the day before the general elections in Israel, where veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah aims to secure another mandate. /Telegraphy/