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The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold up
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Mohammed Ajouri mourns over the body of his brother Islam Ajouri, 14, who, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, was killed by Israeli forces, as his body is brought to the hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug.
It documents the killing of more than 20,000 Palestinian children by Israeli forces and the injury of 44,000 more.
Israel disputes these conclusions, deriding what one commentator has called "a case study in institutional imbalance.” It has refused to co-operate with the commission and ignored 13 requests for access or information relating to the report.
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Mohammed Ajouri mourns over the body of his brother Islam Ajouri, 14, who, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, was killed by Israeli forces, as his body is brought to the hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus on Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold up
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