Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children
apnews.com
Hospitals have special protections under international law, though those protections can be removed if combatants use them for military purposes.

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.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    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