Israel Denounces UN Claims of Targeting Palestinian Children
WHO:
Fox News - Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed Christian leaders at the Jerusalem Summit.
Fox News - Israel's Ambassador to the U.N. is Danny Danon.
Fox News - Srinivasan Muralidhar is the Chair of the Commission of Inquiry.
Fox News - Anne Bayefsky is the President of Human Rights Voices and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust.
Fox News - Jonathan Conricus is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former Israel Defense Forces spokesperson.
Fox News - Salo Aizenberg is the director of media watchdog group HonestReporting.
WHAT:
Fox News - The U.N. Commission of Inquiry report states that "even after the October 2025 ceasefire, children continue to be killed and seriously injured, with continued disregard by Israel for the ceasefire and for the protection owed to Palestinian children under international law."
Fox News - Anne Bayefsky criticized the COI's report for failing to mention the murders of 9-month-old Kfir Bibas and 4-year-old Ariel Bibas, and for ignoring the trauma experienced by hundreds of thousands of Israeli children due to the October 7th attack and subsequent events.
Fox News - Bayefsky claimed that the COI members "deliberately withheld" the report until minutes prior to a press conference designed to avoid accountability for their accusations.
Fox News - The U.N. Commission of Inquiry report alleges that Israel engaged in the "deliberate targeting of Palestinian children."
Fox News - The report claims that Israeli authorities committed genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank.
The Washington Post - The commission called for international bodies to hold Israeli officials accountable.
Fox News - The report states that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli security forces.
Fox News - The report was released on June 23.
WHERE:
Fox News - The report pertains to actions in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Fox News - The Jerusalem Summit is located in Israel.
WHEN:
Fox News - The report was released on June 23.
Fox News - The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack is referenced in the context of Israeli responses.
WHY:
Fox News - The U.N. report is described as politically motivated by Israel, which claims it vilifies the country instead of addressing Hamas' actions.
Fox News - The commission's findings are said to be based on evidence reviewed that indicates a pattern of targeting children.
HOW:
Fox News - Jonathan Conricus stated that the report contains "no evidence to support any of the claims against Israel" and is filled with "inconsistencies in methodology," representing "an escalation" in attempts to delegitimize Israel.
Fox News - The commission's conclusions were reached without what Israel claims is a thorough examination of the facts.
Fox News - The report allegedly uses statements from medical professionals as evidence, which some argue is beyond their expertise.
(UPDATED June 25, 2026 15:56 UTC)
A new report from the U.N. Commission of Inquiry claims that even after the October 2025 ceasefire, children continue to be killed and seriously injured, with Israel allegedly disregarding the ceasefire and the protection owed to Palestinian children under international law. Anne Bayefsky criticized the report for not mentioning the tragic murders of 9-month-old Kfir Bibas and 4-year-old Ariel Bibas, while also overlooking the trauma faced by countless Israeli children following the October 7th attack. Jonathan Conricus responded by stating that the report lacks evidence to support its claims against Israel and is riddled with inconsistencies, which he believes represents an escalation in efforts to delegitimize the country.
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(UPDATED June 25, 2026 13:44 UTC)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed Christian leaders at the Jerusalem Summit, where discussions centered around a recent U.N. Commission of Inquiry report that alleges Israel engaged in the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children and committed serious crimes in Gaza and the West Bank. The report, released on June 23, calls for international bodies to hold Israeli officials accountable, a claim Israel has dismissed as politically motivated, arguing it overlooks Hamas' actions. The commission's findings are based on evidence suggesting a pattern of targeting children, but Israel contends that the conclusions were drawn without a thorough examination of the facts.