GENEVA: A UN expert claimed Israel was systematically torturing Palestinians on a scale “that suggests collective vengeance and destructive intent,” in a report released to the media.
Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, said that since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, which triggered the Gaza war, Palestinians in custody “have been subjected to exceptionally ruthless physical and psychological abuse.”
Albanese has faced harsh criticism, allegations of anti-Semitism, and demands for her removal from Israel and some of its allies, over her relentless criticism and long-standing accusations of “genocide.”
Last month, France and Germany called for her to resign following her remarks to a forum in Doha.
Albanese said they had done so based on “false accusations” and a “manipulation” of what she had actually said.
