UN Inquiry: Israel Targeting of Gaza Children Is
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- UN Commission of Inquiry accused Israel of systematically targeting Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territory, determining Israeli actions in Gaza constitute genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank.
- The commission found approximately 30% of those killed in Gaza since October 2023 were children, while UNICEF estimates more than 50,000 children have been killed or wounded since the war began.
- Israeli forces destroyed orphanages and schools, attacked maternity and neonatal units, and maintained an aid blockade, all of which the commission says devastated children's chances of survival.
- The commission documented that Palestinian children have been arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and subjected to sexual abuse in detention.
- Killings and serious injuries have continued even after the October 2025 "ceasefire," with at least one Palestinian child killed on average every day in the eight months since the ceasefire took effect.
Why it matters: With roughly 50,000 children killed or wounded and an average of one child dying daily even after the October 2025 ceasefire, the UN findings sharpen accountability questions surrounding Israel's military operations and the still-unmet terms of the ceasefire itself.
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