Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.

GENEVA, Switzerland — A UN committee urges Israel to set up an independent investigatory commission to probe claims of torture of Palestinians, and warned the situation had “gravely intensified” since the start of the Gaza war.

The United Nations has appointed former Orissa High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar as the Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the

The two-year Gaza war and economic restrictions have triggered an unprecedented collapse in the Palestinian economy, threatening its very survival, a United Nations report has found.

In a release published on Monday, the experts said Israel had committed at least 393 violations, killing 339 Palestinians, including more than 70 children, and injuring 871 others since the ceasefire was announced last month. The Oct 28 airstrikes — with at least 104 Palestinians killed — marked the deadliest single night, they said.

Rights office spokesman calls for 'prompt and impartial' investigation, says only civilian fatalities discovered after strike on Ain al-Hilweh that IDF said targeted Hamas facility

According to the UN, Israeli forces have carried out more than 500 airstrikes in Lebanon over the first 10 months of ceasefire, killing at least 108 civilians, including 16 children. Israel is violating the ceasefire on a near daily basis, officials have said.

A Houthi court in Sanaa sentences 18 UN aid workers to death for allegedly spying for Israel. The UN condemns the ruling, warning obstruction of humanitarian relief in Yemen risks famine for millions.