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UN finds Israeli authorities committed persecution against Palestinian children
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A UN Commission of Inquiry concluded on October 14 that Israeli authorities have committed the crime against humanity of persecution against Palestinian children, Human Rights Watch reported. The finding represents the first formal determination by a UN body that age-based persecution constitutes a crime against humanity in the Israeli-Palestinian context.
The commission's conclusion emerged from an investigation into treatment of Palestinian minors in the West Bank, where children have faced documented restrictions on movement, education access, and other rights tied to their age and ethnicity.
