US issues sanctions against Francesca Albanese, UN official investigating abuses in Gaza

10/07/2025 10:45 The Guardian

Trump administration targets special rapporteur for Palestinian territories, in latest action against critics of Israel’s warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.The state department’s decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza and comes after a recent US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. Continue reading...

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