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One toddler died from a brain injury caused by an Israeli strike that fractured his skull. His cousin, an infant, is still fighting for her life with part of her face blown off by the same strike.

An unrelated 10-year-old boy screamed out in pain for his parents, not knowing that they were killed in the strike. Beside him was his sister, but he didn’t recognize her because burns covered almost her entire body.

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[–] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Here's a CNN interview from almost 5 months ago (Nov. 6th) with a Doctors Without Borders US Nurse "who gives a harrowing description of what she witnessed in Gaza as she was attempting to get out of the area." In that news piece the UN Secretary General is quoted as saying that Gaza is becoming "a graveyard for children", which proved prophetic. Medical professionals have been talking about the horrific violence affecting children and other civilians since just a few weeks into the war.

None of this is new information. Israel broke the rules of war regarding collective punishment and avoiding civilian casualties immediately. In the first month they dropped hundreds of 2000lb bombs capable of killing people over 1,000 feet away. The USA dropped a 2000lb only ONCE during their years of fighting ISIS. The world's leaders have known how terrible this was for half a year now. They've simply chosen to look the other way or in many cases fully support it.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Even before 10/7, the majority of people in Gaza were under 18... And it's probably even more skewed now.

So when you see the death toll numbers, statistically those are mostly children

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago

Or as Israel calls them, subhuman terrorists.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Israel is a mass child murdering terrorist group.

[–] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I haven't killed a Palestinian child, does that make me anti-semetic?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


These gut-wrenching casualties were described to The Associated Press by Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive-care doctor from Jordan, following a 10-hour overnight shift at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah.

Haj-Hassan, who has extensive experience in Gaza and regularly speaks out about the war’s devastating effects, was part of a team that recently finished a two-week stint there.

The majority of its intensive care unit beds are occupied by children, including infants wrapped in bandages and wearing oxygen masks.

That gave them a painfully vivid look at the strain the hospital has come under as the number of patients keeps rising, said Arvind Das, the team leader in Gaza for the International Rescue Committee.

Israel has alleged that hospitals serve as command centers, weapons storage facilities and hideouts for Hamas, but has presented little visual evidence.

Aid groups say complicated inspection procedures at the border, continued fighting, and a breakdown in public order have caused massive slowdowns in convoys.


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