Leila Zerrougui
Israel accuses U.N. children's rights envoy of 'improper conduct'
Israel has accused a senior U.N. official of misconduct in preparing a report that harshly criticized the Israeli army over the 2014 Gaza war while leaving it off a blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children's rights in conflict.
The U.N. Security Council will hold a public debate on June 18 to discuss the latest United Nations report on children and armed conflict.
UN keeps Israel, Hamas off children's rights blacklist; raps Israel army
The United Nations on June 8 left Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas off its blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children's rights during conflicts, but criticized Israel over its 2014 military operations.