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Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children, Palestinian health officials said. One of the children killed in the strikes overnight into Monday was just 5 days old.

Israel has regularly carried out airstrikes on Rafah since the start of the war and has threatened to send in ground troops, saying Rafah is the last major Hamas stronghold in the coastal enclave. Over a million Palestinians have sought refuge in the city on the Egyptian border. The United States and others have urged Israel not to invade, fearing a humanitarian catastrophe.

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[-] Heni_meat_smasher_69@ani.social 2 points 4 months ago

Given the news, every day 100 kids are killed. Then I'm not surprised they are at war, since, apparently it's a country full of kids

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

apparently it's a country full of kids

It is. Even before the current round of atrocities, over half of the people of Gaza were under 18 years old.

Because the Israeli government has been murdering most of the adults for decades.

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