The Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Gaza Palestine 2009 Children found themselves in the firing line

The Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Gaza Palestine 2009 Children found themselves in the firing line





The Warsaw Ghetto 1943 Gaza Palestine 2009 Children found themselves in the firing line


9 January 2009: Children make up more than half of Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants, and as such have found themselves in the firing line since Israel began its offensive against Hamas. Using unprecedented force, the Israeli army has launched raid after raid against the tiny, overcrowded territory, with the inevitable consequence that children have figured heavily among the casualty numbers. According to UN figures, more than 250 children have been killed and 1,080 wounded — about a third of the total casualties — since the offensive began on December 27. Here we look at the impact of the conflict on Palestinian children





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