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UN: Israeli Forces Shielded Settlers, Call Oct 7 War Crimes

6/9/2026

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The U.N. Commission of Inquiry found Israeli forces shielded settlers during attacks on Palestinians in West Bank.
It recorded a 130% rise in attacks since 2023, April 19, 2025 kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl and three-year-old brother, 60 Hamas executions in Gaza 2024-2025, and labeled October 7, 2023 attacks as war crimes.
Israel’s mission in Geneva rejected the report as a false equivalence between Hamas militants and Israeli civilians.

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The U.N. Commission of Inquiry found Israeli forces shielded settlers during attacks on Palestinians in West Bank.
It recorded a 130% rise in attacks since 2023, April 19, 2025 kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl and three-year-old brother, 60 Hamas executions in Gaza 2024-2025, and labeled October 7, 2023 attacks as war crimes.
Israel’s mission in Geneva rejected the report as a false equivalence between Hamas militants and Israeli civilians.