Palestine: Killings, destruction and settler encroachment continues

Key points

• Ajith Sunghay, Head of UN Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), launched its latest report which covers the period between 7 October 2023 and 31 May 2025 following Hamas-led attacks on Israel and Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza.
• It documents large-scale violations of international law, including atrocity crimes, and points to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity committed by Israeli and Palestinian parties.
• Lasting consequences “One year later, despite the ceasefire concluded in October 2025, the lasting consequences of the patterns we documented are apparent,” said Mr.
• Sunghay.
• Tweet URL “The ceasefire diminished the immense scale of violence up that point and opened some modest humanitarian space.