UN Inquiry Chair Accuses Israel of Aiming to Reduce Palestinian Numbers

UPDATE - follow-up to Israel's intent is to prevent Palestinians from existing as a group: Justice Muralidhar: Justice Srinivasan Muralidhar stated that Israel wants to make its occupation of Palestinian land as big as possible while making the Palestinian population as small as possible. Speaking on a podcast, the head of the UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory added that the group's recent report proves Israel intends to stop Palestinians from living as a group.

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International commissions of inquiry are independent bodies set up by the United Nations to investigate serious violations of international law and human rights in specific conflict zones. These groups gather documentation that can later be used by international courts to hold individuals or states accountable for serious crimes. Such investigations typically rely on witness testimonies, expert analysis, and physical evidence collected from the affected regions.