{"id":12816,"date":"2026-02-19T21:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12816"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:18:58","slug":"un-says-israel-is-stoking-ethnic-cleansing-fears-in-gaza-west-bank-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12816","title":{"rendered":"UN says Israel is stoking \u2018ethnic cleansing\u2019 fears in Gaza, West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">5 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"744\">A new United Nations Human Rights Office report says Israel\u2019s military campaign and blockade of Gaza have created living conditions \u201cincreasingly incompatible with Palestinians\u2019 continued existence as a group in Gaza\u201d as it presses its genocidal war on the enclave.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"943\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/palestine.un.org\/en\/310336-ethnic-cleansing-concerns-gaza-and-west-bank-amid-intensified-violence-and-forcible\">report<\/a> released on Thursday states that \u201cintensified attacks, the methodical destruction of entire neighbourhoods and the denial of humanitarian assistance appeared to aim at a permanent demographic shift in Gaza\u201d.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1099\">\u201cThis, together with forcible transfers, which appear to aim at a permanent displacement, raise concerns over ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1323\">Covering the period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, the report documents Israel\u2019s security forces\u2019 \u201csystematic use of unlawful force\u201d in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>It highlights \u201cwidespread\u201d arbitrary detention and the \u201cextensive unlawful demolition\u201d of Palestinian homes, stating that the measures seek to \u201csystematically discriminate, oppress, control and dominate the Palestinian people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>These policies are altering \u201cthe character, status and demographic composition of the occupied West Bank, raising serious concerns of ethnic cleansing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In Gaza, the report condemns the killing and maiming of \u201cunprecedented numbers of civilians\u201d, the spread of famine and the destruction of the \u201cremaining civilian infrastructure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At least 463 Palestinians, including 157 children, starved to death during the 12-month period, according to the findings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalestinians faced the inhumane choice of either starving to death or risking being killed while trying to get food,\u201d it says, adding that the famine and \u201cforeseeable and repeatedly foretold\u201d deaths directly resulted from actions taken by the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"israel-s-ongoing-attacks-on-gaza\">Israel\u2019s ongoing attacks on Gaza<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"728\">Israeli forces launched new air strikes and artillery attacks across the Gaza Strip, as families in the besieged enclave woke to begin their Ramadan fast under bombardment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"921\">Shelling struck areas east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza at dawn on Thursday, where Israeli troops remain deployed. Warplanes also hit Rafah and areas east of Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera\u2019s correspondent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1259\">A day earlier, medical officials at Nasser Medical Complex confirmed that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire near the so-called \u201cyellow line\u201d in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1259\">Israeli forces continue to demolish homes and infrastructure in areas they control, flattening entire neighbourhoods and entrenching displacement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1635\">The attacks form part of Israel\u2019s repeated breaches of the ceasefire that began on October 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1635\">Gaza\u2019s Ministry of Health says those violations have killed 603 Palestinians and wounded 1,618 others as of Monday.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"partnership-between-settlers-and-the-occupation-forces\" data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"728\">\u2018Partnership between settlers and the occupation forces\u2019<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1693\">Violence has also intensified in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"2107\">On Wednesday evening, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of 19-year-old Nasrallah Mohammad Jamal Abu Siam, who succumbed to wounds sustained during a settler assault on Mukhmas, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"2107\">Settlers, operating under the protection of Israeli forces, opened fire and stole dozens of sheep from Palestinian farmers. Three of the wounded were shot with live ammunition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2281\">With Abu Siam\u2019s killing, the number of Palestinians shot dead by settlers alone since October 7, 2023 has risen to 37, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2482\">Moayad Shaaban, head of the commission, described events in Mukhmas as a \u201cdangerous escalation in organised settler terrorism\u201d, citing a \u201cfull partnership between settlers and the occupation forces\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2656\">Israeli troops also raided the town of Arraba, south of Jenin, wounding two young men with live fire, one critically. Soldiers detained several others during the incursion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2896\">In Jerusalem, Ramadan has brought further restrictions at Al-Aqsa Mosque. The mosque\u2019s imam, Sheikh Akrama Sabri, said Israeli authorities are \u201cimposing a reality by force\u201d by limiting worshippers while allowing extremist Jewish incursions into the compound.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2898\" data-end=\"3161\">Occupation authorities have issued more than 100 deportation orders barring young Jerusalemites from entering the mosque and restricted West Bank worshippers to 10,000 permits under strict age and security conditions. Al-Aqsa can hold up to half a million people.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3163\" data-end=\"3296\">Sheikh Sabri said Israeli forces question worshippers during tarawih prayers in what he described as \u201cprovocation upon provocation\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a05 mins info A new United Nations Human Rights Office report says Israel\u2019s military campaign and blockade of Gaza have created living conditions \u201cincreasingly incompatible with Palestinians\u2019 continued existence as a group in Gaza\u201d as it presses its genocidal war on the enclave. 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