LIVE: Middle East updates; independent UN investigators say Israel has committed genocide in Gaza

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Tents crowd along the coastal strip of Gaza City in the northern part of the Strip.

• Tuesday, September 16, 2025
• UN News

Amid reports of intensifying bombardment in Gaza City overnight, the Middle East crisis took centre stage at the UN on Tuesday, starting at the global body's Geneva headquarters, where Israel rejected allegations of genocide by an international panel of independent human rights investigators. The development came ahead of an urgent debate at the Human Rights Council prompted by Israeli strikes on Hamas political leadership last week in Doha. UN News app users can follow live here.

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