The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has released a report accusing Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, claiming the actions amount to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Israel firmly rejected the report, stating it is fighting Hamas following the October 7 massacre and that such accusations are politically driven.
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel released a new report Tuesday evening accusing Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza. The commission claims these actions constitute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday (19:05 Jerusalem), the commission had already issued a report accusing Israel of serious crimes against Palestinian children. This latest publication appears to be a more detailed or updated version of those findings, explicitly using the term genocide.
Israel strongly rejects the report. The Israeli position, as conveyed by officials, maintains that the IDF targets Hamas militants rather than civilians, that Hamas operates from within densely populated areas, and that Israel takes extensive steps to minimize civilian harm. Israel views these UN accusations as politically driven and disconnected from the battlefield realities of the war triggered by the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre.
The commission's findings remain allegations at this stage; no independent corroboration of the specific claims regarding deliberateness has been provided by sources outside the UN framework.
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