UN Accuses Israel of Sexual Violence in Gaza; Netanyahu Alleges Anti-Israel Bias

The Israeli government says the U.N. group used secondhand, uncorroborated evidence to libel the Jewish state.

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians is set up amid destroyed buildings in the west of Al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City, on March 3, 2025. Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo

A United Nations panel has accused Israel of “genocidal acts,” including “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive, and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The commission, in a report released on March 13, said the widespread destruction in Gaza, the use of heavy explosives in civilian areas, and Israeli attacks on hospitals and clinics led to “disproportionate violence against women and children.”