A UN probe concludes that Palestinian civilians across Gaza and the West Bank are subjected to “systematic and deliberate” severe human rights violations, describing civilians as being “trapped” between Israeli forces, Israeli settlers, and Hamas. The investigation centers on a three-person commission established in 2021 to examine rights violations in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The outlets report that the commission alleges Israel enables or permits settler violence and is linked to an annexation-related policy, while Israeli forces are cited as part of the environment in which civilians face harm. At the same time, the UN inquiry also addresses Hamas’s conduct, with reporting that investigators accuse Hamas of war crimes, including murder and torture.
Israel is said to have long criticized the commission, including questioning its legitimacy. The reporting emphasizes that the inquiry attributes different origins and motivations to the parties involved, but finds that Palestinian civilians experience deliberate infliction of suffering across the conflict zone. The findings are presented as part of the UN commission’s ongoing assessment of violations affecting Palestinians.
