West Bank, June 29 -- An Israeli human rights organisation has reported that 54 Palestinian children and teenagers were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in 2025, describing it as the highest rate of child fatalities in the territory since Israel occupied it in 1967.

In a report released on Monday, B'Tselem said 241 children and teenagers were among 1,086 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank between October 7, 2023, and June 28, 2026. According to the organisation, minors accounted for nearly one in four Palestinians killed during the period.

B'Tselem alleged that the deaths reflected an Israeli policy that expanded the circumstances under which soldiers could use lethal force, including against childr...