Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa director, pointed to a recent shooting near Hebron in the occupied West Bank that killed a seven-month-old boy, as well as the killings of eight children in Israeli attacks on Gaza at the weekend.
“We cannot let this become the new normal – children losing their lives to violence should cause global outrage and must be condemned at every level,” Beigbeder said in a statement.
“In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the killing and injuring of children and their families, forced displacement, and attacks on schools, homes, water and health infrastructure show a flagrant disregard for children’s rights.”
He urged the Israeli authorities to ensure “transparent, credible, and robust investigations, as well as accountability whenever children are killed or maimed”.
Rights groups have documented Israel’s systemic failure to investigate Israeli troops or settlers involved in attacks against Palestinians, including children.
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