UN Commission Accuses Israel of Ongoing Genocide in Gaza

A UN independent international commission has released a new report accusing Israel of continuing "genocide" in the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire. Israel's mission in Geneva rejected the accusations, calling the document part of a disinformation campaign aimed at demonizing the Jewish state, according to Reuters. The report, published on October 26, investigated alleged violations against Palestinian children from October 7, 2023, to September 2026. Commission authors claim that Israeli authorities, even after the ceasefire brokered by the U.S. last October, continued to commit "acts of genocide with the intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, in whole or in part." This is the commission's second such accusation; in September 2025, it alleged Israel had committed "genocide" in Gaza and that senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, incited these actions. Israel at the time called those accusations scandalous.

Despite the ceasefire altering the situation on the ground, the commission's wording remained unchanged. Israeli Ambassador to UN institutions in Geneva Daniel Meron stated the new report continues attempts to undermine Israel's legitimacy. "The attempt to destroy the Jewish state continues today through the efforts of structures like the UN commission of inquiry, which seek to undermine Israel's legitimacy and deny it the fundamental right to exist and self-defense," Meron said. The commission, however, asserts that during the ceasefire, Israeli forces continued to use heavy munitions, drones, artillery, and sniper fire in densely populated Gaza areas. The authors also criticized the "yellow line" demarcating areas during the ceasefire, claiming it is becoming a de facto border and an expansion of Israeli territorial control.

The commission's conclusions, which are not judicial rulings, are accompanied by its most severe accusation. Meanwhile, the IDF and Shin Bet continue to thwart Hamas's attempts to rebuild its military capabilities. In recent days, Hamas commanders Muhammad Halawa and Ahmed Zahir Fuad Abu-Ouda were eliminated in Gaza for allegedly preparing attacks and violating the ceasefire. Additionally, three terrorists emerging from a tunnel near Khan Yunis were targeted. In Hebron, a counter-terrorism operation began after an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers, with residents of a Hamas-affiliated clan's neighborhood advised to evacuate temporarily. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights viewed this as "collective punishment" and threats to destroy neighborhoods as signs of possible "ethnic cleansing." The article notes that Israel faces a dilemma: operating in populated areas leads to accusations of endangering civilians, while warning civilians and advising evacuation is framed as expulsion.