Palestinians described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers—punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, starved—to independent UN-backed human rights investigators during hearings on the treatment of detainees during the war in Gaza.
The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory was created by the UN-backed Human Rights Council and is led by former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay. Its findings can be used as evidence for the International Criminal Court or other bodies that seek to prosecute war crimes and other rights violations in the context of the war.
Israel has refused to cooperate with the commission, accusing it and the council of anti-Israel bias. Israel, which quit the council shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a U.S. pullout last month, has repeatedly denied mistreatment of Palestinian detainees in its custody and said it takes action against any offenses.
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