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UN inquiry accuses Israel of deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children
Key takeaways
- The report says Israel's use of "large-yield bombs" were designed to cause "maximum casualties".
- A new report by the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory accuses Israel of deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children.
- The Israeli government is condemning the inquiry and rejecting its findings, labelling the report "deeply flawed" and full of "errors and distortions" designed to push a "politically-driven anti-Israel narrative".
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The report says Israel's use of "large-yield bombs" were designed to cause "maximum casualties". (Rueters: Mahmoud Issa)
A new report by the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory accuses Israel of deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children.
The Israeli government is condemning the inquiry and rejecting its findings, labelling the report "deeply flawed" and full of "errors and distortions" designed to push a "politically-driven anti-Israel narrative".
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