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Commission Says West Bank Children Deliberately Targeted by Age

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Commission says West Bank children are deliberately targeted because of their age.
Commission previously found similar age-based attacks on Gaza children in June.
ICC judges confirmed 39 charges against Joseph Kony for age-based persecution in northern Uganda.
Sixteen countries have proposed adding age as a specific ground to the draft crimes-against-humanity treaty.
Formal negotiations on the amended treaty are scheduled to begin in 2028.

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Commission says West Bank children are deliberately targeted because of their age.
Commission previously found similar age-based attacks on Gaza children in June.
ICC judges confirmed 39 charges against Joseph Kony for age-based persecution in northern Uganda.
Sixteen countries have proposed adding age as a specific ground to the draft crimes-against-humanity treaty.
Formal negotiations on the amended treaty are scheduled to begin in 2028.