GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019

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Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict globally – across more than 20 countries – over the course of a whole year, for the last three years.

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They are the ones dropping the bombs on them in a city they surrounded with walls? When should they be held to account for these virtual murders? This is an offensive action, not a defensive one. These kids aren't coming at soldiers in waves, they're being crushed under rubble from bombs dropping on the places they are attempting to find safety. Whole families dying like that.

You need to get out of whatever echo chamber you're in.

Sorry, the only echos I hear is the horrified screams of children getting bombs dropped on them as they starve and die of thirst in Gaza. Maybe help them get out?

What do you mean? You can watch it happening, it's not a secret. There aren't attacks on Israel right now,, they aren't being invaded, Gazans are pinned in a box being slaughtered in one of the densest cities in the world.

What? Of course there are attacks on Israel right now.

There is ongoing mortar and rocket fire from Gaza on Israel

Also Lebanon fires rockets hitting Israel, in collaboration with Palestine

The death toll in Israel is lower because they have infrastructure that protects the civilians from the rockets.

While in Gaza the population is extremely dense with about 12000 people per square kilometre and no shelters.

Also Hamas wants civilians to stay in the zones because Hamas entire defense strategy depends on Israel killing civilians in Gaza. If that wasn't happening, much less people would stand behind Palestine.

You can find here an analysis from the NATO on how Hamas uses "human shields".

You do realise that Hamas is also dropping bombs on Israel the whole time, yes?