U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese Says There’s No Cease-Fire in Gaza

“There is no peace without the end of the occupation,” Albanese said.

Albanese rests her hand against her face thoughtfully as she listens to someone out of frame speak. The Doha Forum logo can be seen on a large screen in the background. December 10, 2025, 12:19 PM

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Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has been among the most prominent and outspoken critics of Israel and its allies over the war in Gaza—which she’s described as a “full-fledged genocide”—and she’s made powerful enemies because of it.

The Israeli government in 2024 declared Albanese, an Italian national and a human rights lawyer, to be persona non grata a

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