ISRAEL “may have repeatedly violated fundamental principles of the laws of war” in Gaza and “implicate the commission of crimes against humanity,” the United Nations human rights office warned today.

The report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) builds up further evidence for legal cases facing and warnings from UN bodies and human rights organisations against Israel — pointing to its actions amounting to genocide and war crimes.

Looking into six Israeli attacks between October 7 and December 2 that caused a large number of deaths and destruction of infrastructure, the OHCHR said that Israeli forces “may have systematically violated the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in attack.”