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UN: Israel Deliberately Killing Children, Barred Al-Aqsa Worshippers

6/29/2026

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Israel Killing Children

A UN commission of inquiry concluded Israel is deliberately killing and abusing Palestinian children in Gaza.
Israeli strikes on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza, including 13-year-old Eileen al-Farra.
Israeli forces barred worshippers from Al-Aqsa Mosque after 110 settlers entered compound under police protection.
International Committee of the Red Cross said Israel blocked access to Palestinian detainees since October 2023.

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Israel Kills Hamas

The Israel Defense Forces said it killed Hamas commander Walid Haniyeh, a deputy Nukhba leader and nephew of Ismail Haniyeh.
Israeli strikes on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza, including 13-year-old Eileen al-Farra.
The IDF also killed three Hamas naval police operatives, including the central camps commander.
Strikes killed Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada and tunnel chief Kamal Mohammad Hamdan Najjar.

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Israel Strikes Gaza

Reservist soldiers reported unclear rules of engagement near the cease-fire’s “yellow line,” causing confusion about when to fire.
Israeli strikes on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza, including 13-year-old Eileen al-Farra.
Israel says it controls half of Gaza from yellow-line buffer zone, without a withdrawal timeline.
Officials said strikes hit a Beit Lahiya crowd, killing two and a man in Gaza.

History

Historical Context

The Second Intifada (2000-2005) spurred Israel’s unilateral disengagement plan, proposed in 2003 and enacted from 15 August to 12 September 2005, when the army evacuated roughly 9,000 settlers and dismantled 21 Gaza settlements. International bodies thereafter deemed Gaza still occupied, and the 2007 blockade entrenched a cycle of violence that underlies today’s UN accusations of deliberate attacks on Palestinian children.

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Israel Killing Children

A UN commission of inquiry concluded Israel is deliberately killing and abusing Palestinian children in Gaza.
Israeli strikes on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza, including 13-year-old Eileen al-Farra.
Israeli forces barred worshippers from Al-Aqsa Mosque after 110 settlers entered compound under police protection.
International Committee of the Red Cross said Israel blocked access to Palestinian detainees since October 2023.

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