Tue Sep 23 19:39:16 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

A new UN report accuses Israel of systematically destroying Palestinian life in Gaza since October 2023, with the intent to establish permanent military control and alter its demographic composition. The report cites the destruction of infrastructure, forced displacement, and promotion of “voluntary migration” as evidence of potential war crimes and crimes against humanity. It also highlights Israel’s actions in the West Bank, claiming they demonstrate a clear intent to forcibly transfer Palestinians, expand settlements, and prevent Palestinian statehood. Israel rejects the report’s findings, accusing the UN of bias and claiming Hamas has genocidal intent towards Israel. The report concludes by calling on Israel to end the genocide in Gaza and recognize the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.

**News Article:**

**UN Report Accuses Israel of “Systematically Destroying Palestinian Life” in Gaza**

**New York, NY** – A United Nations report released Tuesday accuses Israel of systematically destroying Palestinian life in Gaza since October 2023, with a “clear intent” to forcibly displace Palestinians and prevent the establishment of a future Palestinian state.

The report, from the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, details the destruction of civilian infrastructure, including wells, sewage systems, schools, mosques, and cemeteries. It further alleges that Israel is repeatedly forcibly transferring Palestinians within Gaza and promoting “voluntary migration” to other countries, actions the report states could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

“Since October 2023, Israeli officials have demonstrated a clear and consistent intent to establish permanent military control over Gaza and to change its demographic composition while systematically destroying Palestinian life in Gaza,” the report states.

The report also criticizes Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank, asserting that policies implemented since October 2023 demonstrate a clear intent to forcibly transfer Palestinians, expand Israeli settlements, and annex the territory.

The report notes that Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 65,382 people and wounded 166,985 since October 2023, with thousands more believed to be buried under the rubble.

Israel launched its war after a Hamas-led attack killed 1,139 people on October 7, 2023. Of the roughly 200 taken captive, some 48 still remain in Gaza. At least 20 of them are believed to be alive.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unilaterally withdrew from the ceasefire agreement with Hamas on March 18 and launched massive air strikes. It also imposed a total aid blockade, triggering famine and starvation deaths in the enclave – home to 2.3 million people, most of whom have been forcibly displaced by the Israeli war.

In response to the report, the Israeli mission in Geneva dismissed the findings as biased and accused the UN of being “anti-Israel.” They also stated that “Hamas has genocidal intent towards Israel, the report has everything backwards.”

The UN commission concluded its report by calling on the Israeli government to immediately end the genocide in Gaza and “recognize and ensure the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.”

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