UN investigators say Israel committed 'extermination' in West Bank and genocide in Gaza

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UN investigators accuse Israel of extermination in West Bank and genocide in Gaza

On Tuesday UN-mandated investigators said Israel has committed the crime against humanity of extermination in the West Bank while continuing genocide in Gaza. On Monday a UN commission report said Israel continued to commit genocide in Gaza after last October's ceasefire; Israel dismissed it as part of a "misinformation campaign". Israel sealed the West Bank and emptied parts of Hebron as its election campaign closed, according to Al Jazeera's weekly review.

• UN rights chief Volker Turk said the operation displacing more than 3,000 Palestinians in Hebron must end, citing ethnic cleansing concerns. It followed the killing of two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the city on Friday.
• Israeli forces killed at least five people in Gaza on Monday, including a 7-year-old girl. The reported death toll is 74,555, including 1,559 killed since the ceasefire.
• On Sunday an Israeli air strike on the Islamic University in Gaza City killed three security guards, and seven people were reported killed across Gaza.
• Israel began a full lockdown and military operations across the West Bank on Saturday and planned to close crossings on election day, Tuesday.