NEW YORK, June 15, 2026 (WAFA) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said that Israeli forces have killed almost 1,000 Palestinians since the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was announced last October, the vast majority civilians.

Addressing the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council, Volker Türk said that the Israeli authorities are pushing Palestinians into an ever-shrinking portion of the territory and imposing restrictions on lifesaving aid.

He added that in the West Bank, Israeli forces and colonists are accelerating the destruction of communities and the annexation of territory, noting that so far this year, Israeli forces have killed 57 people, injured nearly 1,300, detained hundreds, and issued 23 land confiscation orders.

He said, “Some senior Israeli officials have spoken publicly of the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza, and of ending any possibility of a viable Palestinian state. All of this is totally illegal.”

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