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The Heat: Gaza Crisis | 'Israel deliberately targeting children'

The United Nations reports that Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip. The report was compiled by an independent commission of three international jurists.

UN Report: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/co-israel/index

During a recent UN Security Council Meeting, a Palestinian diplomat described the nightmare for families. #Heat #UN #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Hamas #MiddleEast #War

Anand Naidoo speaks with:

Justice Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel; Xavier Abu Eid, political analyst and author of "Rooted In Palestine;" Dan Arbell, scholar-in-residence with the Center for Israeli Studies at American University.

00:00 - Intro: Gaza humanitarian crisis and the UN report 01:17 - Interview with Justice Srinivasan Muralidhar on targeted children 03:56 - UNICEF calls the ceasefire a "deadly illusion" 04:50 - Israel denies access to the UN commission 06:44 - Israel responds with an 18-page rebuttal 08:33 - Accounts from international doctors treating victims 11:26 - Calls for universal jurisdiction to hold IDF accountable 14:15 - Discussion on Western complicity and UN funding 16:50 - Panel intro: Guests from Ramallah and Washington 17:50 - Dan Arbell assesses alleged bias in the report 20:38 - Xavier Abu Eid on settler violence in the occupied West Bank 22:37 - Debate over Israeli state policy vs. media PR 24:15 - Ceasefire negotiations, Hamas, and the political horizon 26:08 - Impact of Israeli elections and Trump-Netanyahu ties

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