20,000 children killed in Gaza | 'For some Israelis, every child is an enemy'

Justice S Muralidhar of the UN Commission of Inquiry reports evidence that Palestinian children were deliberately targeted during the conflict in Gaza. The report highlights inflammatory rhetoric from Israeli political leaders and raises significant concerns regarding international humanitarian law.
Why it matters
The findings challenge the accountability of state actors in ongoing humanitarian crises and may influence future international criminal proceedings.
Justice S Muralidhar, Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, says the Commission found evidence suggesting that Palestinian children were deliberately targeted during Israel's military campaign in Gaza, adding that some Israeli political leaders had described "every child" as an enemy. He argues that these findings reinforce the Commission's earlier conclusions on genocide and raise serious questions under international humanitarian and criminal law.The conflict in Gaza has remained one of the world's most contentious humanitarian crises since October 2023. In this episode of Conversations with Nilanjan, The Federal spoke to Justice Muralidhar about the Commission's mandate, its latest report on children in Gaza, its investigative methodology, and the challenges of accountability under international law.Many people were unaware that this UN Commission even existed.
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