Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has released a comprehensive report on the escalating systematic violence in the occupied Palestinian territories. Throughout 2025, Israeli military forces reportedly killed 54 Palestinian children and teenagers in the West Bank. According to the report, this marks the highest annual number of child fatalities since Israel’s occupation of the territory began in 1967.
B’Tselem stated that from the outbreak of the conflict on October 7, 2023, through June 28, 2026, a total of 1,086 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank. Of those, 241 were children, meaning that nearly one in every four fatalities was a minor.
To date, Israeli legal authorities have not issued a single formal indictment against any soldier allegedly involved in the killings.
“The widespread and unprecedented killing of Palestinian children and teenagers in the West Bank is the result of a broader Israeli policy that enables the killing of Palestinians without legal accountability,” said Yuli Novak, Executive Director of B’Tselem, in a written statement.
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains equally alarming. Medical sources in the isolated enclave reported that the death toll from Israel’s military offensive has now reached 73,058, while 173,488 people have been injured since October 2023.
Although a ceasefire agreement was initiated on October 11 of last year, violations have reportedly continued. Since the ceasefire took effect, 1,045 people have been killed and 3,380 others have been injured.
Within the past 24 hours alone, hospitals in Gaza received four bodies and treated eight newly injured victims, according to local medical authorities.
Medical reports also indicate that thousands of bodies are believed to remain trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings. Ambulance crews and emergency rescue teams have been unable to reach many of these locations because of the ongoing blockade and the risk of sniper fire along major roads, which local medical sources say continues to hinder rescue operations.***
