UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory statement presenting evidence that the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children is one of the key elements establishing Israeli authorities' and security forces' genocidal intent and security forces to destroy the Palestinian group in Gaza. Even after the October 2025 ceasefire, children continue to be killed and seriously injured, with continued disregard for the ceasefire and for the protection owed to Palestinian children under international law. Severe physical and mental injuries, mass trauma, orphanhood, separation, disability, repeated displacements, starvation, and the collapse of education and healthcare have erased childhood. An important legal and advocacy resource for child rights researchers and international criminal lawyers, as the Commission's finding that the deliberate targeting of children constitutes evidence of genocidal intent has significant implications for accountability proceedings.
