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In reply to the discussion: Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say [View all]cliffside
(1,129 posts)54. Hard to keep track of the daily Palestinian death toll - "killed at least 30 people on Sunday, including six children.."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-strikes-kill-at-least-30-in-gaza-as-palestinian-death-toll-tops-58000-since-start-of-war
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A Lethal Israeli Airstrike Hits Near a Gaza Aid Clinic
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/world/middleeast/israel-strike-gaza-clinic.html
July 10, 2025
"An Israeli airstrike near a health clinic run by an American aid group killed more than a dozen people in Gaza on Thursday, according to the hospital that received many of the dead.
The strike hit near a clinic operated by Project HOPE, an American aid organization, in the central town of Deir al-Balah, according to Natia Deisadze, its regional director. Civilians, including children, were gathering outside the clinic at the time of the attack to receive essential nutrition support, she said.
The Israeli military said that it had struck a Hamas fighter who participated in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which ignited the Gaza war. It added that it was still reviewing the strike and regretted any harm to uninvolved individuals in the strike in Deir al-Balah.
The Israeli military has said its bombing campaign in Gaza has targeted militants and their weapons infrastructure while seeking to minimize harm to civilians. The military has frequently carried out strikes on densely populated areas, killing many civilians but Israeli officials have accused militant groups of operating in civilian areas..."
More from a few days ago ...
A Lethal Israeli Airstrike Hits Near a Gaza Aid Clinic
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/world/middleeast/israel-strike-gaza-clinic.html
July 10, 2025
"An Israeli airstrike near a health clinic run by an American aid group killed more than a dozen people in Gaza on Thursday, according to the hospital that received many of the dead.
The strike hit near a clinic operated by Project HOPE, an American aid organization, in the central town of Deir al-Balah, according to Natia Deisadze, its regional director. Civilians, including children, were gathering outside the clinic at the time of the attack to receive essential nutrition support, she said.
The Israeli military said that it had struck a Hamas fighter who participated in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which ignited the Gaza war. It added that it was still reviewing the strike and regretted any harm to uninvolved individuals in the strike in Deir al-Balah.
The Israeli military has said its bombing campaign in Gaza has targeted militants and their weapons infrastructure while seeking to minimize harm to civilians. The military has frequently carried out strikes on densely populated areas, killing many civilians but Israeli officials have accused militant groups of operating in civilian areas..."
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Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say [View all]
David__77
Jul 13
OP
Yes, many seem more focused on the fascist takeover of the US rather than Gaza.
BannonsLiver
Jul 13
#53
There's distinction between state and people; e.g., when people say "Russia" they might not be referring to babies.
David__77
Jul 13
#33
Bibi's plan is to keep killing them until Egypt gives in and lets them in as refugees
IronLionZion
Jul 13
#21