'Legitimazes Jihad': Foreign Affairs Ministry slams UN report accusing Israel of genocide
The report focused on Palestinian casualties in the West Bank due to Israeli military action and settler violence, as well as analysis of elected MKs and senior military officials.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Israel vehemently rejected a recent United Nations report accusing the nation of committing genocide in the West Bank and Gaza. The report, released by a UN commission under the UN Human Rights Council, described Israel's actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity, while also accusing the Palestinian Authority of human rights abuses.
However, the Israeli government dismissed the report as a propaganda piece designed to undermine Israel's right to self-defense and delegitimize the Jewish state. The UN also highlighted a surge in Palestinian deaths in the West Bank since 2022, with almost 500 Palestinians killed annually since then - the highest numbers since records began in 2005.
The commission specifically noted a sharp rise in Palestinian fatalities due to Israeli airstrikes since October 2023, particularly in refugee camps and areas near Jenin, Tulkarm, Tubas, and Nablus. The Israeli government, meanwhile, accused the UN of focusing exclusively on Israel and ignoring other actors, with Hamas mentioned only twice in the report, neither of which accused the group of wrongdoing.
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