Doctors in Gaza keep treating one specific kind of patient, children with a single bullet wound. The adult beside them unharmed. A UN commission found that 17 doctors saw the same kind of injury in different hospitals. A bomb can miss its target. A sniper rarely will. In the first 2 years of Israel’s war on Gaza, its military killed more than 20,000 children
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Euro-Med Monitor Documents Children and Infants With Bound Hands in Gaza Mass Graves as UN Demands Investigation
International pressure mounts for independent investigations into mass graves found at Gaza hospitals.
The scars left behind by Israel’s white phosphorus in Lebanon
“My children, my grandchildren, and I are all living through the same suffering. [Israel] wants to take the land. It’s fertile, and there’s water. They don’t have water there, but South Lebanon is a paradise.”
Drones and decomposing babies: What’s in UN report on Israel’s genocide of Palestinian children
Israel has killed over 20,000 Palestinian children since 7 October 2023. The UN has detailed instances of torture, rape and murder in a landmark report
‘Killed pursuing her dream’: Gaza girl on her way to school dies in Israeli drone strike
Determined to continue her education despite war and displacement, Raghad Ashour was killed before she could realise her dream of attending university.
Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalist & Beloved Ecologist: 2 Articles
Mona Khalil was beloved for her work to protect turtle nesting sites in Lebanon; Ahmed Wishah was a cameraman for Al Jazeera in Gaza. Israeli attacks killed them both. Ahmed’s brother, a journalist, was killed in April.
Israeli army ‘murdered child’ in Gaza and then dumped body on a roadside
Israeli soldiers shot dead three-year-old Rayan Abu al-Ajeen in central Gaza, then detained his wounded father with the child’s body for hours before dumping them on a roadside, says family.
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Teacher In Jenin
Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a Palestinian teacher early Saturday (May 16) during an invasion of the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed.
A Palestinian Boy Was Shot Dead by Israeli Troops. His Death Has No ‘Sociological Consequences’
The head of the IDF Central Command has effectively ordered troops to shoot stone-throwers on sight – so long as they are Palestinian. Soldiers are following through. Youssef Shtayyeh, 15, was shot dead from 100 meters away as he fled
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 32 Across S Lebanon, Including Children – Amid “Ceasefire”
The casualties largely came from Israeli attacks on residential buildings in southern towns and villages. The attacks seem to almost exclusively target civilian homes without any pretense of Hezbollah links.