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UN Rapporteur: Trump-Brokered Ceasefire a 'Façade' for Ethnic Cleansing

10/27/2025

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Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, criticized the Trump-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, labeling it a façade that risks "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza.
She expressed distrust in the involved parties, likening them to the Hutus during the Rwandan genocide.
Albanese stated that supporting Palestinian self-determination is a legal obligation and condemned the occupation as illegal.
Her comments followed US Vice President JD Vance's assertion of the ceasefire's success since October 10, 2023.
South Africa has initiated a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

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Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, criticized the Trump-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, labeling it a façade that risks "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza.
She expressed distrust in the involved parties, likening them to the Hutus during the Rwandan genocide.
Albanese stated that supporting Palestinian self-determination is a legal obligation and condemned the occupation as illegal.
Her comments followed US Vice President JD Vance's assertion of the ceasefire's success since October 10, 2023.
South Africa has initiated a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.