Israeli government seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says
The UN alleged that the Israeli government aims to have permanent control over Gaza and seeks a Jewish majority in the West Bank.
The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the West Bank, a United Nations Commission of Inquiry said on Tuesday.
The UN report detailed Israeli authorities' reported extensive demolition of civilian infrastructure in Gaza's corridors and buffer zone, resulting in Israel expanding control to 75% of the Gaza Strip by July this year.
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"Israeli forces have also intentionally altered the geography of Gaza" through the creation of military corridors, expanding the border buffer zone, and establishing security zones, the report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestine said.
United Nations says Israel seeks control of Gaza, West Bank
Israel maintains that its war is not against the population of Gaza but against Hamas, which controls the enclave and led an attack on Israeli territory in 2023 that precipitated the war.
The Israeli mission in Geneva dismissed the report's findings.
"Hamas has genocidal intent towards Israel. The report has everything backwards. This Commission does not miss an opportunity to reveal its true character and politically-driven agenda."
This is a developing story.