The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel has released a comprehensive, 100-page report documenting what it describes as ‘indisputable evidence’ of deliberate crimes committed by Israeli authorities and security forces against Palestinian children. The report concludes that these actions constitute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
Presented by the Commission’s chair, Dr. S. Muralidhar, the report highlights a ‘widespread and systematic killing and harming of children’. Between Oct. 7, 2023, and Oct. 7, 2025, it recorded the deaths of more than 20,000 children, with an additional 44,000 children reported injured. Children currently constitute 30% of all those killed in Occupied Palestine, and the report notes that the killing and injuring of children has become a ‘continuing activity’.
The report identifies two primary methods used in these killings. The first involves the use of high-yield explosives in air strikes, which produce wide-area effects. The second, more targeted method involves the use of quadcopters, drones, and sniper rifles, used to specifically target children in the head and upper body.
The report found that the Israeli military has systematically disrupted the ability of Palestinian children to learn, an attempt to sabotage the intellectual and social foundations of Palestinian society.