Israel's 'deliberate targeting' of children part of ongoing Gaza 'genocide': UN probe

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A United Nations investigation reported that Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, labeling this as part of a genocidal intent. This charge has been strongly condemned by Israel and highlights escalating humanitarian concerns in the Gaza conflict.

Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in what has become a key factor in an ongoing "genocide" in Gaza, United Nations investigators charged on Tuesday, in a report slammed by Israel. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry said it had found evidence that "Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli security forces". This, it said, was a key factor in establishing "the genocidal intent of the Israeli authorities and security forces to destroy the larger Palestinian group in Gaza".