Despite Gaza ceasefire, ‘we haven’t seen the worst’: B’Tselem chief

Displaced Palestinians live in tents in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on November 17 [File: Khames Alrefi/Anadolu Agency]

Nov. 21, 2025 - Yuli Novak, the executive director of the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, has a warning for politicians in the United States and across the world: The situation in Israel-Palestine is “disastrous”.

Despite the US-brokered ceasefire that scaled back the Israeli attacks in Gaza, Novak told Al Jazeera this week that the conditions are more dangerous than ever.

“Our warning is that we haven’t seen the worst,” she said, stressing that Israel must be held accountable for its abuses in Gaza.

Over the past two years, numerous human rights groups have released reports accusing Israel of carrying out a genocide in Gaza — a campaign to destroy the Palestinian people.

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