UN condemns Israeli statements on forcible transfer of Palestinians

The United Nations' high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, said he is “very disturbed” by comments made by Israeli ministers about transferring Gaza's population to other countries.

“Eighty-five percent of people in Gaza are already internally displaced. They have the right to return to their homes,” Turk said in a post on X.

International law bans “the forcible transfer of protected persons within or deportation from occupied territory,” he added.