At the meeting of the UN "Human Rights" Council on children's rights in armed conflict held on March 8, 2016, the Palestinian representative claimed that Israel was committing war crimes by defending itself from a slew of Palestinian terror attacks - half of which have been committed by Palestinian children under the age of 18. In his words:
"Israel, the Occupying Power, systematically commits crimes against Palestinian children... Israel continues to maim and kill children... Israel's policies ... are. systematic violations of international law tantamount to war crimes."