UN report accuses Israel of ‘exterminating’ Palestinians

Senior adviser to Joe Biden is back in the region as he makes efforts to avoid wider war

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Gabrielle Tatrault

Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said yesterday.

Separately, the head of a UN inquiry accused the Israeli military of carrying out the “extermination” of Palestinians.