Four-year-old Massa Abed was killed by an Israeli strike while playing with her doll and ball in central Gaza – an all-too-common event.
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‘We smelled the stench of burning human flesh’: Israel burns 8 children to death in Gaza ‘safe zone’
Israel targeted displaced Palestinians in a civilian tent encampment in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis. Eight children and six adults were burned alive.
17,000 Gazan orphans: Crisis most catastrophic in modern history
Life for children in Gaza is precarious, haunted with memories and fears, hunger and hopelessness. Losing one or both parents is a very real risk.
Nuseirat “a bloodbath, a slaughterhouse” – Day 246
As Nuseirat tries to recover from Saturday’s massacre, some pieces fit together: possible US complicity in the attack, possible use of the Gaza pier, war crimes; horrific descriptions from the ground; reactions from key stakeholders; a look at the math of hostage rescue; US diplomat calls Gaza a holocaust; more.
Six months on, Gaza is a “betrayal of humanity” – Day 182
UN leaders reflect on 6 months of slaughter; Israel admits to “grave mistake” in targeting of World Kitchen; US on high alert for possible attack by Iran; Israel claims it’s opening another crossing into Gaza; childhood in Gaza; UN calls for arms embargo…
Over 12,000 Gazan children killed (250 a day), thousands missing – Day 122
Gazan children are dying; humanitarian aid blocked, bombed by Israel; calamity in Rafah; Israel “provides no evidence to support its claim” against UNRWA staff; West Bank Palestinians have experienced “a brutal wave of violence” under the world’s radar; more illegal settler housing; Israeli entrepreneur envisions new post-war Gaza; Congress bill earmarks $14 bn for Israel aid, $1.4 bn for Palestinians – but not through UNRWA; Biden calls Netanyahu a “bad f***ing guy”