Overview
- The U.N. report released Wednesday verified 38,558 grave violations in 2025 affecting 24,174 children, the highest totals since monitoring began and a rise for the fourth straight year.
- For the first time government and national forces were responsible for more violations than non‑state armed groups, with killing and maiming the largest single category and 6,266 children killed.
- The Palestinian territories and Israel recorded the highest toll, with 12,445 verified violations and the U.N. confirming the killing of 2,668 Palestinian children in Gaza and about 55–57 in the West Bank.
- U.N. officials said the surge was linked to wider use of explosive weapons in populated areas, drones and broad‑area munitions, growing child recruitment and tightened restrictions on humanitarian access.
- The report names parties in annexes, keeps Hamas on the blacklist, attributes thousands of violations to Israeli forces and notes 326 violations by settlers while urging time‑bound action plans, reintegration support and stronger accountability measures.