People mourn as two Palestinians Beha Barut and Abdel Karim Nassar, who lost their lives in an Israeli drone strike, laid to rest in Sheikh Radwan Cemetery following funeral prayers at the Great White Mosque in the al-Shati Refugee Camp, in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine, on May 17, 2026. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras – Anadolu Agency]
The United Nations called on Israel to take all necessary measures to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, while also condemning what it described as indications of ethnic cleansing in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
In a new report released in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Israel to ensure that its forces do not commit acts of genocide and to take immediate steps to prevent incitement to genocide.
Türk also called for accountability mechanisms to address alleged violations.
The report further criticised developments in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, referring to what it described as growing signs of ethnic cleansing linked to displacement, military operations and changes on the ground affecting Palestinian communities.
