UN inquiry: Israel committed crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank

A UN-mandated commission of inquiry has reported that Israeli authorities committed crimes against humanity, including extermination and sexual violence, in the occupied West Bank.

• The UN commission of inquiry found Israeli forces committed crimes against humanity in the West Bank, including extermination, torture, rape and sexual violence.
• The commission assessed Israeli military operations and sustained settler violence as a widespread and systematic attack on civilians.
• Israel's mission in Geneva rejected the report, calling it a misinformation campaign to demonise the state and demanding the commission's dissolution.
• The UN reported 1,143 Palestinians, at least 250 of them children, were killed in the occupied West Bank between October 2023 and October 2026.