A United Nations Commission of Inquiry has found that Israeli forces are deliberately targeting children in the Gaza Strip, resulting in ‘unprecedented death, injury and trauma’ to Palestinian children.

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The commission’s report details the conditions imposed on Gaza since the ceasefire, including widespread attacks and the blocking of humanitarian and medical aid, causing ‘multi-layered harm to Palestinian children’s survival, health and development’.

The report also documents a systematic pattern of Israeli attacks on hospitals, health clinics, and reproductive facilities, with devastating short- and long-term consequences for children’s physical and psychological wellbeing.

Israel has denied committing genocide, with officials calling the report ‘a propaganda piece’ and ‘a political blood libel disguised as a UN document’.

The commission has called on the Israeli government to ‘immediately halt military operations in Gaza’ and to abide by its ‘special obligations towards children under international law’.

Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.