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'Genocide': UN report says Israel 'deliberately killed Palestinian children'

'Genocide': UN report says Israel 'deliberately killed Palestinian children'

Summary

A recent United Nations report accuses Israel’s security forces of deliberately killing Palestinian children in Gaza, calling the actions part of a larger plan that could be considered genocide. Israel disputes the report, saying many of those killed were fighters, not children, and that Hamas uses civilians as shields.

Key Facts

  • The UN report claims Israel targeted and killed Palestinian children after a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza.
  • The report says these deaths are part of a strategy that may amount to genocide against Palestinians.
  • Gaza’s health ministry estimates over 21,000 Palestinian children died in the conflict, including infants and newborns.
  • An Israeli newspaper highlights that the UN defines children as anyone under 18 and claims many killed were teenage fighters linked to Hamas.
  • Israeli soldiers say about 40% of the dead in Gaza were Hamas fighters.
  • Hamas is accused by Israel of using civilians as human shields during the conflict.
  • Israel’s National Security Council is discussing encouraging Palestinians in Gaza to emigrate, although no destination has been arranged.
  • The situation remains tense with conflicting narratives from international and Israeli sources.
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