Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators have said, accusing the country of "crimes against humanity".

UN investigators accuse the country of ‘crimes against humanity’

UN investigators say Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing medical workers in Gaza.

A UN report said that Israel's targeted and "wanton destruction" in Gaza was destroying the healthcare system in the Palestinian enclave. The report found evidence that both Palestinian prisoners and…

It also accuses Israeli forces of deliberately killing and torturing medical personnel, targeting medical vehicles and restricting permits for patients to leave the besieged Gaza Strip.

A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas. It also said Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused.

The report, which does not have the force of law, found that the Israeli military has engaged in deliberate assaults on hospitals and other health care providers.