OHCHR: Palestinians Across Gaza 'Unsafe' Six Months After Ceasefire — 92% Housing Destroyed, Forcible Transfer Ongoing

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk released a major statement on April 29, 2026 stating that Palestinians across Gaza remain 'unsafe' six months after the ceasefire announcement. Key OHCHR findings: (1) 92% of Gaza's housing stock destroyed or damaged — reconstruction will take decades; (2) Continuous forced displacement of civilians amounts to 'forcible transfer' under international humanitarian law; (3) 589 aid workers killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023 — including 397 UN staff — making this the deadliest conflict for aid workers in UN recorded history; (4) 294 journalists killed since October 7 — highest toll in any conflict in CPJ's 40-year history; (5) Ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza despite the nominal ceasefire continue to cause civilian casualties and destruction; (6) The OHCHR documented that the regional conflict — Iran, Lebanon — has 'eclipsed' a surge in human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank, where settler violence, IDF operations, and displacement continued unabated. Türk called on all parties to uphold international humanitarian law and for accountability mechanisms to be activated.