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Bodies recovered from Gaza rubble raise Israeli war crimes concerns: UN rights chief
The United Nations' highest-ranking human rights official has expressed renewed concern regarding war crimes, citing the discovery of human remains extracted from debris in Gaza.
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Israel killed over 100 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire: UN
The United Nations said it had verified the “tragic” killing of 103 civilians in strikes conducted by Israel in Lebanon in violation of the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, calling for a permanent end to attacks.
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UN slams US sanctions on Palestinian groups helping ICC probe into Israel
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has condemned the latest US-imposed sanctions on three leading Palestinian rights groups as “completely unacceptable.”
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Over 500 UN employees urge rights chief to designate Gaza as genocide
More than 500 staff at the United Nations have urged its human rights chief Volker Turk to describe the Gaza conflict as a genocide.
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Israeli plan for Gaza takeover must be halted immediately: UN rights chief
UN rights chief says Israel’s plan for complete military takeover of the besieged Gaza strip must be immediately halted.
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UN rights council blasts US sanctioning of Gaza rapporteur Albanese
The United Nations Human Rights Council has sharply criticized the United States for sanctioning a UN-appointed human rights expert who has been vocal in documenting Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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Over 65,000 children hospitalized for malnutrition as Israel starves Gaza
The Gaza media office warned Israel for “using starvation and thirst as systematic weapons of war" in the territory.
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Israeli policy of West Bank annexation amounts to ‘war crime’: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner Volker Turk says the Israeli policy of expanding and consolidating settlements across the occupied West Bank amounts to a war crime.
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