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U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- A U.N. report accuses Israeli security forces of abusing and deliberately killing Palestinian children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, labeling these actions as part of a genocidal strategy against Palestinians.
- The independent commission of senior international jurists found that killings of Palestinian children, including in the West Bank, constitute war crimes under international law.
- The report defines children as anyone under 18 and highlights a policy of targeting boys due to their perceived threat as current or future terrorists.
- Despite a cease-fire reached in October 2025, the report states that Palestinian children continue to be killed and injured, with Israel disregarding both the cease-fire and international protections for children.
- The commission emphasizes that harming Palestinian children undermines the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and threatens their future existence.
