Report of the Independant International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East-Jerusalem, and Israël.

Published on 23 June 2026.

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry examines violations and crimes against and affecting Palestinian children, including serious physical and psychological harm by the Israeli security forces since 7 October 2023 resulting in the death of at least 20,179 and injury of 44,143 children.

The paper describes the deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian children, the use of torture, inhumane and degrading treatment including sexual and gender-based violence, against Palestinian children, particularly during mass arrests and in detention, the pattern of Israël’s targeting of critical infrastructures essential for children (schools, hospitals…) and the impact on children of the conditions of life imposed by the occupying power.

It finally provides recommendations to various stakeholders.