Watan – Gaza witnessed another war crime committed by the Israeli armed forces today, with most of the victims being children. In a heart-wrenching scene, rescue teams managed to retrieve the body of a martyr who was holding his infant daughter, who was also martyred.
The child became a martyr in the arms of his martyred father. Among the victims of the massacres committed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza in recent hours.
Following this sorrowful morning, a video captured dozens of martyrs’ bodies, victims of an airstrike by the Israeli army on civilian homes in the central province. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of several children and women.
The child became a martyr in the arms of his martyred father.
Among the victims of the massacres committed by the #Israeli occupation in #Gaza in recent hours. pic.twitter.com/CE9lhStlHB
— Nezam Mahdawi نظام المهداوي (@NezamMahdawi) October 22, 2023
Another video documented the arrival of several children’s bodies at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, who died due to the Israeli aircraft targeting their home.
The video revealed that the martyred children seemed to be from the same family, as indicated by the names written on their legs. Recently, Palestinian families have been urging their children to write their names on their arms and legs to be identified in case they become martyrs.
“صباحات غزة حزينة بعد المجازر التي نفذها جيش الاحتلال على منازل المدنيين في المحافظة الوسطى والتي استشهد خلالها الأطفال والنساء والمدنيين.” pic.twitter.com/sLEFgCC3zx
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) October 22, 2023
Human rights organizations reported that 120 Palestinian children are killed daily due to Israeli airstrikes on the Strip. Another statistic indicated that about 70% of the victims of the Israeli aggression are children, whether among the martyrs or the injured.
According to the latest update from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip over the past two weeks has resulted in more than 4651 martyrs, including 1873 children and 1023 women. The number of injured reached 11,425.