“Nothing can justify” Palestinian terrorists’ use of children in the conflict with Israel, a U.N. official said. Speaking at a U.N. Security Council debate on measures to protect children in armed conflict, Under Secretary-General Olara Otunnu called “on the Palestinian authorities to do everything within their powers to stop all participation by children in this conflict.”
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.