Israeli Army Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity, Say UN Investigators

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Israeli army has committed crimes against humanity of extermination by targeting civilian refugees in schools and religious sites, according to UN investigators. They denounced on Tuesday in Geneva a desire to affect the next "generations". This content was published on June 10, 2025 - 13:55 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

• Français fr Gaza: crimes contre l'humanité contre les écoles et sites religieux Original Read more: Gaza: crimes contre l'humanité contre les écoles et sites religieu
• العربية ar الجيش الإسرائيلي ارتكب جرائم ضد الإنسانية، وفقًا لمحققي الأمم المتحدة Read more: الجيش الإسرائيلي ارتكب جرائم ضد الإنسانية، وفقًا لمحققي الأمم المتحد

+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox

“We are seeing more and more indications that Israel is conducting a concerted campaign to wipe out the lives of Palestinians in Gaza”, said Navi Pillay, President of the International Commission of Inquiry on Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Israel has used air strikes, bombings, arson and destruction on 90% of schools and universities, says the report by the three investigators, who are not speaking on behalf of the UN.

+ Swiss foreign ministry staff 'shocked' by Cassis Gaza stance

“Significant evidence” of the use of schools and religious sites for military purposes, including the conversion of a university into a synagogue for troops, was also obtained.

The same criticism was levelled at the military wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas in a school, the report added.

Translated from French by DeepL/ts

We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication.

Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. The news stories we select have been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team from news agencies such as Bloomberg or Keystone.

If you have any questions about how we work, write to us at ...

Popular Stories More Demographics How retiring baby boomers could crash Swiss property market Read more: How retiring baby boomers could crash Swiss property marke

MENAFN10062025000210011054ID1109657349