UNITED NATIONS experts have demanded action by the international community to end Israel’s violations of the Gaza ceasefire.

They warned on Monday that continuing attacks on Palestinians in Gaza threaten to derail the fragile truce. 

The UN rapporteurs said in a statement that since the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas took effect on October 10, Israeli forces have committed at least 393 violations, killing 339 Palestinians, including over 70 children and injuring more than 870. 

A massive Israeli air attack on October 28, which killed at least 104 Palestinians, made it the deadliest night since the truce officially began, the experts said.

The 20 experts who signed the statement include Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur on Palestine, George Katrougalos, independent expert on the the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, and Ashwini KP, special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

The signatories warned that despite the ceasefire, humanitarian access remains critically limited, with only two of six crossings open, aid deliveries far beneath the agreed targets and hospitals in desperate need of supplies and equipment.

The experts said: “The ongoing Israeli attacks against the Palestinian population in Gaza constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.”

They urged the international community to press Israel to immediately halt attacks on civilians and to stop preventing humanitarian aid from reaching the Palestinian people.

The signatories also highlighted attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and warned against parliamentary legislation extending Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, which they described as “absolutely prohibited.”

They said: “There can be no lasting peace without accountability for the crimes committed since October 7 2023.”

With over 58 per cent of Gaza still under Israeli military control, the signatories said: “We warned that so-called peace initiatives allowing one side to retain militarised control over Gaza would not end occupation but entrench it. Sadly, this is unfolding before our eyes.

“After two years of genocidal assault, this ‘peace plan’ risks adding insult to injury.”

The experts urged UN member states to end Israel’s systematic violations of international law.

Their demands include a guarantee of safe humanitarian access through UN supervised corridors, the imposition of sanctions on Israel for continued violations of international law and illegal occupation, a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel and full and free access for international news media to the West Bank and Gaza.