23 February 2026


A deeply troubling new report from our colleagues at Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):

– It lays bare the destruction of neighbourhoods in Gaza and the expulsion of communities, tantamount to ethnic cleansing.
– ?It spotlights other horrors ¡ª the continued killing and maiming, the blockade that pushed Gaza into famine, and torture.
– ?It exposes violence and displacement in the West Bank.
– ?It highlights the climate of impunity for violations by the Israeli authorities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

This must be de-normalised.

Wars have rules. International law matters.

I echo the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk’s words: ¡°Impunity is not abstract ¨C it kills. Accountability is indispensable. It is the prerequisite for a just & durable peace in Palestine and Israel.¡±

Read the full report []

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