An independent United Nations Commission of Inquiry says Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children during the war in Gaza and the West Bank over a roughly two-year period. Multiple outlets report that the commission presents evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and that its findings further support an earlier UN conclusion that genocide occurred. The report examines violations against Palestinian children and characterizes the alleged conduct as undermining the capacity of Palestinians to exist, including through killings of children.

Several sources cite a quantitative figure from the inquiry: about 30% of people killed in Gaza since October 2023 were children, according to the commission’s assessment. The inquiry also recommends restricting arms, linking its legal conclusions to questions about accountability and ongoing hostilities.

The reported findings address both Gaza and the occupied West Bank, and they align across outlets in stating that the UN commission alleges deliberate targeting rather than incidental or indiscriminate harm. The commission’s work is framed as a continuation and expansion of its earlier genocide-related conclusions, while also calling for measures to prevent further violations.