Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN inquiry says
A UN Commission of Inquiry led by Justice Srinivasan Muralidhar concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The panel reports that Israeli forces deliberately targeted children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Israel denies these allegations.
What changed
New details emerge regarding the report's leadership, release date, and specific casualty figures for children.
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UN Report Accuses Israel of Genocide Through Targeting of Gaza Children
confidence 90%A UN Commission of Inquiry led by Justice Srinivasan Muralidhar concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The panel reports that Israeli forces deliberately targeted children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Israel denies these allegations.
What's confirmed:
- A UN Commission of Inquiry chaired by Justice Srinivasan Muralidhar released a report in Geneva on June 23.
- The commission concludes that the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank amounts to genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
- Israel rejects the report's findings.
Still unconfirmed:
- Over 20,000 children have been killed and more than 44,000 injured due to military actions.
- Israeli forces used Palestinian children as target practice.
- Around 2% of Gaza's child population has been killed by Israeli security forces.
- At least 21,000 children have been confirmed killed by Israeli forces.
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UN Inquiry Accuses Israel of Genocide via Targeting of Gaza Children
confidence 90%A UN independent commission of inquiry reports that Israeli forces deliberately targeted children in Gaza. The panel states these actions resulted in genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Israel has rejected the report, describing it as a "libellous sham".
What's confirmed:
- A UN independent commission of inquiry alleges Israeli authorities deliberately targeted children in Gaza, resulting in genocide.
- The UN commission reports that Israeli security forces committed war crimes in the West Bank.
- Israel rejects the report from the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham".
- The independent report claims that by aiming at children, Israel is undermining the capacity of Palestinian people to exist.
Still unconfirmed:
- Settlers could be blacklisted over alleged harm to Palestinian children.
- Palestinians are trapped between Israeli settler violence and Hamas atrocities.
- NGOs have been forced out of Gaza and the West Bank, leaving children unprotected.