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Israel Commits 'Extermination' in Gaza by Killing in Schools, UN Experts Say
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUN 09 – The UN commission reports Israel destroyed over 70% of Gaza's schools and cultural sites, killing hundreds and violating international humanitarian law in a systematic campaign.
- On June 11, 2025, UN experts led by Navi Pillay released a report accusing Israel of committing the crime of extermination through attacks that targeted civilians taking refuge in schools and religious centers in Gaza.
- This finding follows a March report that found Israel carried out genocidal acts, including systematically destroying women’s healthcare facilities amid ongoing hostilities triggered by Hamas’s October 2023 surprise attack.
- The commission noted Israel destroyed over 90% of Gaza’s educational buildings and half of its religious and cultural sites while targeting female educators to suppress activism.
- Navi Pillay stated that there is increasing evidence suggesting Israel is systematically working to destroy Palestinian life in Gaza, which undermines Palestinians’ ability to achieve self-determination.
- These reports imply severe, ongoing violations of international law with broad implications for Palestinian society and call for accountability for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Legal Analysis of Pillay Commission's June 2025 Report to the Human Rights Council
Following is UN Watch’s legal analysis of the June 2025 report to the Human Rights Council of the Pillay Commission of Inquiry. By Dina Rovner, Legal Advisor at UN Watch In this report, the Pillay makes one-sided condemnations of Israel for attacks on Palestinian “educational facilities and religious and cultural sites.” While the Commission finds Israel guilty of a host of war crimes and the crime against humanity of “extermination” in relation…
UN report claims Israel destruction of educational and cultural sites in Gaza amounts to crime against humanity
A United Nations report, published on Tuesday, says that Israel's attacks on Gaza's cultural sites, religious sites and educational facilities amount to violations of international human rights law an...
90 pc Gaza schools completely destroyed: UN report
United Nations: A new report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) has raised alarm over the scale of destruction in Gaza, accusing Israeli forces of damaging or destroying over 90 percent of the region’s schools and university buildings. This has made education impossible for more than 658,000 children — many of whom have already been out of school for nearly two years. The COI said Israeli forces conducted…
Israel guilty of 'extermination', says UN
Israel guilty of 'extermination' in attacks on Gaza schools and cultural sites, says UNIsraeli attacks damaged more than 90 percent of educational institutions and over half of Gaza's cultural and religious sitesIsraeli attacks on Gaza’s education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, a UN investigation body has said. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupie…
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