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iemanja

(55,306 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2025, 07:22 PM Saturday

Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says

Source: Minnesota Star Tribune

UNITED NATIONS — The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies.

As Britain's deputy U.N. ambassador, James Kariuki, recently told the Security Council, ''Gaza has become the deadliest place in the world to be a child.''

''The children of Gaza did not choose this war,'' he said, ''yet they have paid the ultimate price.''

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported Thursday that of the 40,717 Palestinian bodies identified so far in Gaza, one-third – 13,319 – were children. The office said Friday the figures came from Gaza's Ministry of Health

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/devastating-toll-for-gazas-children-over-13000-killed-and-an-estimated-25000-injured-un-says/601211285

Researchers recently published a paper in Lancet suggesting that fatalities may be significantly higher than the Gaza Health Ministry and UN have reported--in the range of 55,000-75,000.
https://democraticunderground.com/100219920937

Also see CBS News, The Children of Gaza. https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/G5gIg_iwm8ZuPSjg9uqYjBizZ_NsgDdN/

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Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says (Original Post) iemanja Saturday OP

Absolutely disgusting and horrible. Fla Dem Saturday #1

cough, cough...crimes against humanity...cough, cough. nt Javaman Saturday #2

My god! This whole thing is indefensible and quite insane! Bibi is evil as all fuck. nt Exp Saturday #3

I wonder if Hamas feels bad about this Turbineguy Saturday #4

I wonder if Israel feels bad about targeting small children iemanja Saturday #5

Israel didn't Target small children Mountainguy Saturday #6

False iemanja Saturday #7

That evidence is incredibly weak Mountainguy Saturday #8

Nothing iemanja Sunday #9

Not what Hamas showed them iemanja Sunday #10

Haaretz headline yesterday womanofthehills Monday #11

Oh gee, imagine your child being raped, mutilated, murdered, kidnapped by the terrorist org., HAMAs. MarineCombatEngineer Monday #19

Post removed Post removed Monday #15

Gee, I wonder if you feel any empathy for the innocents murdered on 10/07? MarineCombatEngineer Monday #18

HAMAs was fully expecting this response for propaganda purposes, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #17

Over 13k human shields killed ZRB Monday #12

War is terrible. Dumpy Monday #13

Targeted children Blue Full Moon Monday #14

Ya know, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #16

Fla Dem

(26,142 posts)

1. Absolutely disgusting and horrible.

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 07:51 PM

Saturday

" The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies."

Whether it's Israel's fault or Hamas, it's inhumane to have children slaughtered for what? What was gained?

Javaman

(63,275 posts)

2. cough, cough...crimes against humanity...cough, cough. nt

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 07:54 PM

Saturday

Exp

(90 posts)

3. My god! This whole thing is indefensible and quite insane! Bibi is evil as all fuck. nt

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 07:54 PM

Saturday

Turbineguy

(38,649 posts)

4. I wonder if Hamas feels bad about this

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 08:38 PM

Saturday

or is it just a propaganda and recruiting tool.

iemanja

(55,306 posts)

5. I wonder if Israel feels bad about targeting small children

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 09:41 PM

Saturday

The answer is no.

Mountainguy

(1,209 posts)

6. Israel didn't Target small children

Reply to iemanja (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 09:53 PM

Saturday

And why should they feel bad about fighting a war they didn't start, in direct defense of their homeland?

A modern war against an entrenched enemy in a densely populated urban setting? Yeah, lots of non-combatants will be killed. Hamas chose to start that war and the Gaza population danced in the streets when they did.

iemanja

(55,306 posts)

7. False

Reply to Mountainguy (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 09:56 PM

Saturday

I posted evidence of their targeting small children in this OP. Watch the Sunday Morning broadcast, the final link above.

Mountainguy

(1,209 posts)

8. That evidence is incredibly weak

Reply to iemanja (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 10:14 PM

Saturday

A few Drs who witnessed absolutely nothing happen and saw only what Hamas showed them.

That's beyond weak.

iemanja

(55,306 posts)

9. Nothing

Reply to Mountainguy (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 10:09 PM

Sunday

Multiple children with two gunshots in their heads. Children blocked from leaving Gaza to the US, for no reason other than to ensure they die. Small children are not security threats. That's what you call nothing. What kind of person calls the killing of children nothing?

Not what Hamas showed them. What they witnessed with their own eyes.

iemanja

(55,306 posts)

10. Not what Hamas showed them

Reply to Mountainguy (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 10:10 PM

Sunday

You are deliberately misrepresenting the facts. It's what they witnessed with their own eyes. You do not discuss in good faith.

womanofthehills

(9,441 posts)

11. Haaretz headline yesterday

Reply to Mountainguy (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 01:05 AM

Monday

Last edited Mon Jan 27, 2025, 01:37 AM - Edit history (1)

'In Gaza, they're amputating limbs without drugs. Imagine your child going through that'

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,639 posts)

19. Oh gee, imagine your child being raped, mutilated, murdered, kidnapped by the terrorist org., HAMAs.

Reply to womanofthehills (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:12 AM

Monday

Response to Turbineguy (Reply #4)

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MarineCombatEngineer

(14,639 posts)

18. Gee, I wonder if you feel any empathy for the innocents murdered on 10/07?

Reply to Post removed (Reply #15)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:10 AM

Monday

HAMAs fucking well knew what Israel was going to do in response to their vicious attack and were counting on it.
Their propaganda was depending on it and it seems to have worked, even here on DU.

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,639 posts)

17. HAMAs was fully expecting this response for propaganda purposes,

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:08 AM

Monday

they don't give 2 fucks what happens to the civilians in Gaza, their aim is to heap negative propaganda on Israel no matter how many civilians are harmed.

ZRB

(298 posts)

12. Over 13k human shields killed

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 03:41 AM

Monday

The right wing government of Israel is terrible, but I blame this on Hamas 100%.

Dumpy

(71 posts)

13. War is terrible.

Reply to ZRB (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:15 AM

Monday

HAMAS underestimated the response to kidnapping and killing Israelis. Civilians deaths are unavoidable in all wars.

I don't agree with proportional response in war. In war, we never want an equal death war against our adversaries. I believe in peace through superior firepower.

Blue Full Moon

(1,548 posts)

14. Targeted children

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 08:27 AM

Monday

The year the conflict started Israel had already broken it's record of killing children

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,639 posts)

16. Ya know,

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 10:38 AM

Monday

maybe, just maybe, if the terrorist org., HAMAs, hadn't viciously attacked Israel on 10/07, raping, mutilating, murdering innocent men, women and children, kidnapping and holding for ransom innocent civilians, then Gaza wouldn't be in ruins.
Ya think that might be the case?

HAMAs started this round of terrorism, they reap what they sow.

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