UN chief warns settlers could be blacklisted over alleged harm to Palestinian children (opens original article in a new tab)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that Israeli settler groups could face global blacklisting over alleged harm to Palestinian children, as a UN report highlighted a record number of grave violations against children in 2025, including significant casualties in Gaza and the West Bank.

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that Israeli settler groups could be added to a global blacklist for violations against Palestinian children
• The UN report recorded 38,558 grave violations against children globally in 2025, including 2,668 Palestinian children killed in Gaza and 57 in the West Bank
• Hamas's military wing remains on the blacklist for killing and maiming children and abductions