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UN-commissioned team says Israel continued genocidal acts despite Gaza ceasefire

A UN-commissioned team said Israel continued genocidal acts in Gaza despite the ceasefire, alleging intent to destroy Palestinians in whole or in part. The team said Israeli forces expanded their control from 53% to at least 60% of Gaza and killed at least 196 Palestinians during that period.

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What happened

Key facts

  • A UN-commissioned team said Israel continued genocidal acts in Gaza despite the ceasefire (per newarab.com, CNA, AP News).
  • The team said Israel had genocidal intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, in whole or in part (per newarab.com, CNA).
  • The team said that since the ceasefire was signed in October 2025, Israeli forces increased the area of Gaza under their control from 53% to at least 60% (per newarab.com, CNA).
  • The team said Israeli fire across the advancing front killed at least 196 Palestinians during that period, including 18 women, 32 boys and 11 girls (per CNA).
  • The commission said its conclusions followed investigation of seven cases between November 2023 and June 2026 involving Israeli forces causing bodily harm to Palestinians, often children, who appeared not to pose a threat (per newarab.com).
  • The team accused Israeli forces of crimes against humanity, including torture and rape, in the West Bank (per CNA).
  • Israel's mission in Geneva rejected the report, called for the commission's dissolution and described the report as part of a campaign to demonise Israel (per CNA).
  • Israel has denied accusations of genocide in Gaza and sexual assault by its forces (per CNA, newarab.com).
  • The report said Israel had killed more than 75,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023, mostly women and children (per newarab.com).
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Reported and attributed figures — not independently verified by Updat3
The team’s reported figure is at least 196 killed, including 18 women, 32 boys and 11 girls. The New Arab separately reported more than 75,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023.
Palestinians in GazaAttributed claim
196 killed
Attributed to: The team said Israeli fire across the advancing front killed at least 196 Palestinians during the period following the October 2025 ceasefire.

The brief

A UN-commissioned team said Israel continued genocidal acts in Gaza despite the ceasefire, alleging that Israel acted with intent to destroy Palestinians in the territory, in whole or in part. Israel has denied accusations of genocide. The team’s conclusion is an allegation in its report, not a court finding described in the report coverage.

The report, released Monday, said that since the ceasefire was signed in October 2025, Israeli forces expanded the area of Gaza under their control from 53% to at least 60%. The team said Israeli fire across the advancing front killed at least 196 Palestinians during that period. It gave a breakdown of the casualties: 18 women, 32 boys and 11 girls.

The New Arab and CNA describe the report’s central conclusion in similar terms: the ceasefire did not stop what the team called continuing genocidal acts.

The New Arab also reported the team’s account of seven investigated cases, spanning November 2023 to June 2026, in which Israeli forces caused bodily harm to Palestinians, often children, who the team said did not appear to pose a threat. The team’s report also accused Israeli forces of crimes against humanity, including torture and rape, in the West Bank.

Israel has denied sexual assault accusations against its forces. The Associated Press said it could not independently corroborate multiple graphic accounts of sexual assault described in the report. Israel’s mission in Geneva rejected the report and called for the commission’s dissolution, characterising the report as part of a campaign to demonise Israel.

Its position contests the report’s account; the team, meanwhile, presented its conclusions as findings drawn from its investigation. The report situates its findings against a wider toll in Gaza: the New Arab reported that more than 75,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, had been killed since October 2023.

That figure and the report’s more limited tally of at least 196 deaths cover different periods and are presented as separate measures. The report places the dispute over genocide alongside the ceasefire’s ongoing conditions: Israeli forces’ stated area of control increased after the agreement, and the team said Palestinian deaths continued along the advancing front.

The report’s claims, Israel’s denials and the mission’s call to dissolve the commission remain central to the competing positions described.

Why it matters

  • Palestinians in Gaza face the direct costs described in the report: Israeli fire killed at least 196 people during the period in which Israeli forces expanded their area of control from 53% to at least 60% of Gaza.
  • The report’s broader toll is more than 75,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023, mostly women and children, according to the New Arab.
  • Palestinians in the West Bank are also implicated in the report’s allegations: the team accused Israeli forces of torture and rape as crimes against humanity.

What to watch next

  • Whether Israel’s mission in Geneva follows through on its call for the commission’s dissolution.
  • Whether Israel changes its denial of the report’s genocide and sexual assault accusations.
  • Whether the commission’s account of the seven investigated cases receives further examination or corroboration.

How it's being covered

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6 source articles · 5 unique outlets · 1 distinct report
Outlet political mix: Mostly Center· 1 Left · 4 Center
Where the outlets are based: Asia 40% · Unknown 40% · Other 20%
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  • Coverage is currently concentrated among Center-rated outlets (4 of 5 rated sources); comparatively few Right-rated outlets have published on the event.
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Timeline

Developments from this story's sources, dated background we compiled and fact-checked, and our earlier coverage. Each row says which.
  1. The UN General Assembly adopted the Genocide Convention.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  2. Israel captured Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  3. Israel withdrew its settlements and permanent ground forces from Gaza.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  4. Hamas took control of Gaza after a violent split with Fatah.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  5. The war began after Hamas-led fighters attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli authorities.
    Background · from our historical context
  6. The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take steps to prevent acts covered by the Genocide Convention and enable humanitarian assistance.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  7. The International Court of Justice issued further provisional measures in South Africa’s case against Israel.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  8. The International Court of Justice issued another order in South Africa’s case against Israel.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  9. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, alleging crimes against humanity and war crimes.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  10. In October 2025, Israel and Hamas signed a Gaza ceasefire brokered by the United States, following two years of war.
    Background · from our historical context

How we got here

In October 2025, Israel and Hamas signed a Gaza ceasefire brokered by the United States, following two years of war.

Before that agreement, the International Court of Justice had issued provisional measures in the case brought by South Africa alleging violations of the Genocide Convention: on January 26, 2024, it ordered Israel to take steps to prevent acts covered by the convention and enable humanitarian assistance; further orders followed on March 28 and May 24, 2024.

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