Event Brief
Oct 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
UN-mandated commission finds West Bank crimes against humanity
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The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory said Israeli forces and the government were responsible for crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank, including extermination, torture, rape and other sexual violence. It also identified war crimes and described military operations, reinforced by sustained settler violence, as a widespread and systematic attack against civilians.
WHO: The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
WHAT: found that Israeli forces and the government were responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes in the occupied West Bank
WHEN: Oct 26, 2026
WHERE: West Bank
WHY: The commission said Israeli military operations, reinforced by sustained settler violence, constituted a widespread and systematic attack against civilians.
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