Ethnic cleansing fears rise as Israel squeezes space in Gaza: UN

Israeli forces are treating the ‘Yellow Line’, which is encroaching westward, as ‘a kill zone’, the OHCHR says.Published On 30 Oct 202630 Oct 2026Israeli forces in Gaza are displacing more Palestinians and their actions continue to raise concerns of ethnic cleansing, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has warned.Palestinians are being repeatedly displaced by Israeli forces into a decreasing fraction of the besieged enclave, an OHCHR statement issued on Friday said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Former US officials call on 2028 candidates to denounce Biden’s Gaza policylist 2 of 3A week of Israel’s lockdown in Hebron: What’s happened, when will it end?list 3 of 3Israel’s election rhetoric: Anti-Palestinian, bombastic, fear-mongeringend of listThe Israeli army is further encroaching on areas past its deployment line, also known as the “Yellow Line,” and “Israeli forces appear to treat the yellow line as a kill zone,” preventing Palestinians from returning to what is left of their homes on the other side, the UN agency said.The OHCHR cautioned that the Israeli military is destroying remaining civilian infrastructure and attacking...