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Israel slams UN report as ‘political blood libel’ for alleging deliberate targeting of Palestinian children
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Israel reacted angrily over a new United Nations’ Commission of Inquiry report alleging the Jewish state had engaged in the «deliberate targeting of Palestinian children.»
Prior reports from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem, and Israel garnered accusations of antisemitism and incitement to violence.
The latest report, released Wednesday, said that, «based on the evidence reviewed, and consistent with its previous reports, the Commission finds on reasonable grounds that the Israeli authorities and the Israeli security forces have continued to commit the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.»
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A woman kneels by a memorial site in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, as the community commemorates members killed, taken hostage, or who died in captivity following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack. (Hannah McKay/Reuters)
Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, told Fox News Digital that «this is not an investigative report. It is a political blood libel disguised as a U.N. document. This commission reaches its conclusions before examining the facts and repeatedly publishes reports that serve one purpose only: to vilify Israel. Instead of addressing Hamas’ crimes, the October 7 massacre, the hostages, and Hamas’ cynical use of children and civilians as human shields, the commission has once again chosen to place Israel in the dock.»
Danon added that «Israel will continue to defend its citizens and fight terrorism, regardless of how many false reports are published by fringe actors within U.N. institutions.»
Representatives from the COI and Human Rights Council did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment on the concerns addressed about the report.
Asked for a reaction from U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to the report, his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, told Fox News Digital «it’s not his report to comment on.»
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A bloodied handprint stains a wall inside a house in the Nir Oz kibbutz near the Gaza border after a Hamas attack days earlier. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Srinivasan Muralidhar, Chair of the Commission told reporters during a press briefing that, «The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by the Israeli security forces.» He said «Even after the October 2025 ceasefire, children continue to be killed and seriously injured, with continued disregard by Israel for the ceasefire and for the protection owed to Palestinian children under international law.»
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Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, told Fox News Digital that the COI’s «sham ‘inquiry’ makes the totally unjustified claim of legal authority, while at the same time systematically violating every conceivable legal rule of fairness, impartiality, and due process. Since its creation in 2021, every call for submissions, every consultation and every hearing held, has been contrived to take seriously the allegations of only one side – trashing literally millions of data points both historical and current to the contrary.»
She said, «the first COI report focused on children…fails to even mention the sickening murders of 9-month-old Kfir Bibas and 4-year-old Ariel Bibas.» She says that «also ignored in the COI report are the hundreds of thousands of Israeli children traumatized by October 7th, by the subsequent mass displacement, and by the excruciating longing for parents absent while defending their country against an inhumane foe.»
Photos of the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz, 84, who were kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack and later killed, are displayed next to candles in the dining room in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on Feb. 25, 2025, the day of Lifshitz’s funeral after their bodies were returned under a ceasefire agreement. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
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Bayefsky complained that though the current COI report «was produced weeks ago,» the COI members «deliberately withheld» the report when appearing to discuss it before the Human Rights Council last week. «They didn’t publish it until June 23, minutes prior to holding a stage-managed press conference designed to avoid accountability for their wild, unverified accusations,» she claimed.
Another member of the commission told reporters in Geneva that, «There can be no doubt in anyone who reads today’s report that every international legal norm has been violated by the actions of the Israeli authorities towards Palestinian children and they need to be held accountable.»
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 18, 2024. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Jonathan Conricus, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, told Fox News Digital that the latest report contains «no evidence to support any of the claims against Israel» and is filled with «inconsistencies in methodology.»
He said the report represents «an escalation, and it marks maybe the most severe attempt by the U.N. ecosystem to delegitimize Israel.»
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Salo Aizenberg, director of media watchdog group HonestReporting, who has researched and debunked many of the claims made by those claiming genocide in Gaza, told Fox News Digital that the COI’s «report is built on a fictional battlefield where Hamas and [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] do not exist, and where hospitals are treated as purely civilian spaces despite extensive evidence of their military use and infiltration by Hamas operatives. It then accuses Israel of deliberately targeting children without producing a single incident supported by evidence of intent.»
Conricus said the report erases «Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from the battlefield to create the false kind of perception that Israel was operating out of wanton aggression in a vacuum without there ever being a need for Israeli operations and this is a reoccurring theme.» He also noted that this report and others «use the statements of medical professionals as evidence, even when it’s way beyond their medical expertise, specifically when it comes to how wounds were inflicted.»
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Honduras llama a fortalecer la cooperación regional para enfrentar migración y desafíos democráticos
La migración, la estabilidad democrática y la cooperación internacional siguen entre los principales retos del continente americano, según planteó el representante hondureño Javier Handal durante un foro regional. El funcionario pidió fortalecer la coordinación entre los Estados para responder a problemas que afectan a millones de personas en el hemisferio.
Durante su intervención, señaló que la movilidad humana sigue siendo uno de los fenómenos más complejos de la actualidad porque involucra factores económicos, sociales, ambientales y de seguridad que trascienden las fronteras nacionales. Agregó que Honduras vive esta realidad como país de origen, tránsito, destino y retorno de migrantes.
Explicó que esa condición permite comprender de manera directa los desafíos que enfrentan miles de personas que abandonan sus comunidades en busca de mejores oportunidades de vida y que las respuestas a la migración deben construirse desde una visión compartida entre los Estados y no con enfoques aislados o medidas centradas solo en las consecuencias inmediatas del fenómeno.
Handal afirmó que las causas estructurales que impulsan la migración siguen presentes en numerosos países de la región. Entre ellas mencionó las limitadas oportunidades económicas, la pobreza, la desigualdad, los efectos del cambio climático, la inseguridad y otros factores que obligan a miles de familias a abandonar sus lugares de origen.
Planteó que es necesario fortalecer las políticas orientadas a la generación de empleo, la atracción de inversiones y el desarrollo de proyectos productivos para crear condiciones que permitan a las personas construir su futuro en sus propios países.
También remarcó la importancia de reforzar la cooperación entre las autoridades para combatir la trata de personas y el tráfico ilícito de migrantes. Sobre los retornados, subrayó la necesidad de implementar programas que faciliten su reintegración social y económica, con acceso a oportunidades laborales, educación, capacitación y apoyo institucional.
Handal manifestó que la incertidumbre que enfrenta la comunidad internacional exige respuestas basadas en la cooperación y el entendimiento entre las naciones. A su juicio, el aislamiento y la fragmentación no constituyen alternativas frente a desafíos de impacto global.
En esa línea, defendió el multilateralismo como herramienta para construir consensos y encontrar soluciones a problemas compartidos. Sostuvo que los organismos internacionales y los espacios de diálogo regional siguen desempeñando un papel para promover la estabilidad, la paz y el desarrollo sostenible.
Además, afirmó que el respeto al derecho internacional debe mantenerse como uno de los pilares de la convivencia entre los Estados, en momentos en que diversas regiones enfrentan tensiones políticas, económicas y sociales.
En el plano democrático, señaló que la comunidad hemisférica debe mantener vigilancia sobre situaciones que puedan poner en riesgo los principios democráticos, la institucionalidad y el respeto a los derechos fundamentales.
En ese marco, reiteró la posición de Honduras sobre la situación que atraviesa Venezuela. Señaló que es necesario avanzar hacia una solución pacífica, democrática y consensuada que contribuya a fortalecer la confianza ciudadana y permita el desarrollo de procesos institucionales con garantías suficientes para todos los sectores.
De acuerdo con Handal, la estabilidad política es un elemento esencial para impulsar el crecimiento económico y el bienestar social. Por eso, consideró que la región debe seguir promoviendo espacios de diálogo que favorezcan la resolución pacífica de las diferencias y la construcción de acuerdos.
Sobre la agenda interna de Honduras, el funcionario dijo que la administración gubernamental mantiene como prioridad la atención de las necesidades de la población mediante políticas públicas orientadas a mejorar la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos.
Explicó que la estrategia impulsada por el Gobierno parte de una visión integral que busca fortalecer la seguridad como condición para generar estabilidad. Señaló que, a partir de esa estabilidad, se crean las condiciones para atraer inversión nacional y extranjera, promover la actividad económica y ampliar las oportunidades de empleo.
Según detalló, la generación de puestos de trabajo constituye uno de los principales mecanismos para reducir las brechas sociales y mejorar los niveles de bienestar de la población. Añadió que las acciones gubernamentales buscan consolidar un entorno favorable para el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo productivo.
Handal sostuvo que la confianza ciudadana depende de la capacidad de las instituciones para ofrecer resultados concretos y responder a las demandas de la población. Aseguró que los esfuerzos del Gobierno están orientados a fortalecer la seguridad, dinamizar la economía y ampliar las oportunidades para los sectores más vulnerables.
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Mamdani-backed socialist primary winner founded group whose goal is to ‘eradicate’ Western civilization
Socialists sweep NYC races as Republicans warn of Dem’s leftward shift
Fox News’ Bryan Llenas reports on Democratic socialists winning congressional primaries in New York advocating for radical policies. Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, warn against this leftward shift, labeling the candidates ‘Marxist.’ Voters approved platforms including Medicare-for-all and abolishing ICE, prompting concerns about the Democratic Party’s future.
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The socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who won Tuesday night’s primary election in New York’s 13th Congressional District founded a group in college that called for the total destruction of the West.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, a Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress who made career out of «community organizing,» wrote in her biography for an opinion piece in independent news outlet The Electronic Intifada that she «helped launch the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign Columbia University Apartheid Divest.»
«We are Westerners fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization,» the group said in a now-deleted 2024 Instagram post.
In May 2024, eight years after she graduated from Columbia, Chevalier was back on campus advocating alongside the group she founded, known as CUAD, wearing a keffiyeh and a t-shirt emblazoned with the group’s name.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 13th Congressional District, speaks with a voter in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan on June 14, 2026, in New York, N.Y. (Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Avila Chevalier was interviewed by the Associated Press at the school’s infamous encampment against Israel that year, which was later broken up by police.
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Only months after that, CUAD, caused a firestorm when it reportedly posted its goal of eradicating Western Civilization.
«We stand in full solidarity with every movement for liberation in the Global South,» the post continued. «Our Intifada is an internationalist one — we are fighting for nothing less than the liberation of all people.»
«We reject every genocidal, eugenicist regime that seeks to undermine the personhood of the colonized,» the group added.
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Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote rally at King’s Theater in New York City on June 18, 2026. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned alongside her and other candidates ahead of the Democratic primary and early voting. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Columbia University has roundly denounced CUAD, and says it is not affiliated in any way with the school.
Avila Chevalier was born in Florida to Dominican immigrants. She converted to Islam in recent years.
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The surfacing of her affiliation with the group has sparked intense online backlash, including from elected Democrats.
«Anti-Israel. Anti-America. Anti-Western Civilization. Why am I the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate that refuses to excuse this or defend any of those self-identified communists?» Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said on X Wednesday evening.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 13th Congressional District, speaks with voter Maria Rodriguez in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan on June 14, 2026. (Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Avila Chevalier also infamously expressed anti-white women and anti-American sentiments in deleted social media posts, one time calling her home country «a f—ing disgrace.»
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«I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me,» she said in another deleted post.
«This lady founded an organization with a stated goal of Eradicating Western civilization, & a bunch of rich white progressives who know she means them, said ‘please do,’» X personality Sean Fitzgerald said.
Congressional candidates Claire Valdez, left, Brad Lander, second from left, and Darializa Avila Chevalier, right, raise their hands with Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Get Out the Vote rally in New York City on June 18, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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«The real ‘country over party’ test isn’t going to be about Trump,» said RealClearInvestigations writer Mark Hemingway. «It’s going to be over communist Congress members who literally say they want to eradicate Western civilization.»
In a deeply blue district, Avila Chevalier is likely to waltz her way into Congress in November.
Fox News Digital reached out to Avila Chevalier’s campaign.
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