UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese warned on September 7, 2026, that large-scale rubble removal in Israeli-controlled Gaza could destroy evidence of atrocity crimes and prevent recovery of remains. The warning invokes 2024 International Court of Justice orders to Israel to preserve evidence.
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A UN expert warned Monday that large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control risked erasing traces of "atrocity crimes", and preventing the recovery and identification of human remains.
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A UN expert has warned that large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control risks erasing traces of “atrocity crimes”, and preventing the recovery and identification of human remains. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, warned in a statement on Monday that the implications of Israel’s “ongoing removal, crushing and relocation
GENEVA, Sept 7 - A U.N. expert said on Monday that Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of \"atrocity crimes\" and prevent the recovery of human remains.
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Israeli clearance of Gaza rubble could destroy 'evidence,' says UN's Francesca Albanese In July 2025, the US imposed sanctions on Albanese over what it said were her efforts to prompt the ICC to take action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives.
Israeli clearance of Gaza rubble could destroy 'evidence', says UN expert Reuters
United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese warned on Sept. 7 that large-scale rubble removal in Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza could destroy evidence relevant to investigations of alleged international crimes and obstruct efforts to recover and identify human remains [aljazeera.com#1][scmp.com#1][france24.com#1][aawsat.com#1][middleeastmonitor.com#1][newarab.com#1]. She said removing,
In July 2025, the US imposed sanctions on Albanese over what it said were her efforts to prompt the ICC to take action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives.
International Court of Justice ordered Israel in 2024 to prevent the destruction of evidence related to war crimes.