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Everexpanding · 24/09/2025 11:23

A recent article

“How many more babies must die before the world takes action?

Why should babies die of malnutrition in the 21st century, especially when it’s totally preventable?
At UNRWA, we have over 6,000 trucks of food, hygiene supplies and medicines outside Gaza waiting for the green light to go in.
The aid will mainly help little girls like Ahlam. UNRWA also has more than 1,000 health workers who can provide boys and girls with specialised nutritional services.
Amid the daily livestream of horrors we get from Gaza on our screens, one cannot help but ask how many more Ahlam’s and Salam’s have to die before taking action?
How much longer until a ceasefire is reached so that bombs stop falling on emaciated and dying children?””

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165403

First Person: How many more children must die before the world acts?

The ongoing 21-month-long war in Gaza has seen more than 58,000 killed and 100,000 wounded as Israeli attacks continue amid rising numbers of child deaths from malnutrition. In recent weeks, UN agencies have recorded nearly 900 deaths of desperate and...

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165403

SharonEllis · 24/09/2025 07:20

KoalaKoKo · 24/09/2025 00:29

As pointed out many many times before the practise of utilising children as soldiers was banned by Hamas 20 years ago so a 20 year old article has ZERO to do with the current genocide. Please stop rehashing the same arguments for murdering children on a board for mothers, this has already been debunked and it is also quite upsetting for all of us who have tucked our kids into their beds for the night. It is NEVER okay to target children. End of!

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We all know Hamas officially banned child soldiers but its blatantly obvious that they didn't stop bringing up children to glorify martyrdom and killing Jews and also continue to use them in the front line too. Of course they continue to recruit and use children (people under 18).

https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AHRC46NGO42_050321.pdf

There's plenty more if you look. Often found in articles that document extensive use of child soldiers across the middle east and africa.

MummytoE · 24/09/2025 07:00

LondonGalll · 24/09/2025 04:47

bloody hell, so the Israeli army has killed 17k children/babies, that’s heartbreaking, a massive number

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But it's not 20'000 , so that's ok!!

LondonGalll · 24/09/2025 04:47

DonaldTrumpsTwitterFeed · 10/09/2025 20:04

Hours in a day = 24
Hours in a week = 168
Hours in a month = 730

Hours in 23 months = 16790.

So not a child every hour at 20,000 at all.

That puts their hours just over 3K out. Which actually makes it 19 months. Which is four months different - quite a lot. That's what...17% off their guess? That's quite a lot.

They can't even get their headline right which rather makes it hard to really trust anything they say. If you are going to make sensationalist headlines, aimed I am sure at generating public condemnation, you should try and get the facts right.

They'd be better off halting the sensationalist headlines and printing accurate facts as they might find people are more receptive to their pleas. Over-exaggerating does no one any favours.

bloody hell, so the Israeli army has killed 17k children/babies, that’s heartbreaking, a massive number

KoalaKoKo · 24/09/2025 00:29

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 08:23

You can't get more credible than Hamas, surely?

But it's nothing new, Amnesty International have been reporting on Palestinian child soldiers for decades. I'm sure you think Amnesty are credible, don't you

<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090906152355/asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150332005?open&of=ENG-ISR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090906152355/asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150332005?open&of=ENG-ISR

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As pointed out many many times before the practise of utilising children as soldiers was banned by Hamas 20 years ago so a 20 year old article has ZERO to do with the current genocide. Please stop rehashing the same arguments for murdering children on a board for mothers, this has already been debunked and it is also quite upsetting for all of us who have tucked our kids into their beds for the night. It is NEVER okay to target children. End of!

Everexpanding · 23/09/2025 23:06

Children are always children.
20,000 dead children is too many,
i don’t care if there are Ai pictures of them holding rocket launchers on stupid social media
taking the lives of 20, 000 at least is unforgivable.
destroying the childhood, of so many many more is unforgivable
It needs to stop, it is horrific

TakeMe2Insanity · 22/09/2025 12:34

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 08:15

On X, on Israeli WA channels and Hamas Telegram channels. They're pretty widespread if one steps out of their bubble

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Why are you on Hamas telegram channels?

anothercortisolqueen · 22/09/2025 10:34

Children Not Numbers is a registered charity who may have the info you are looking for. They are dedicated to providing immediate and long term support and rehabilitation for children affected by conflict especially in Gaza. I am proud to support them.

itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 10:16

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/whatsapps-ai-shows-palestinian-children-with-guns-and-israelis-with-books-4545996

Looks like everything posted on the net can be manipulated to suit whichever side you want to believe in.

MummytoE · 22/09/2025 10:16

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 10:10

Is that your level of concern for Palestinian children? I thought you cared

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I'm asking for appropriate sources?

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 10:10

MummytoE · 22/09/2025 09:44

Any sources about child soldiers from this conflict? Anything from within the last 20 years even??!🤣

Is that your level of concern for Palestinian children? I thought you cared

MummytoE · 22/09/2025 09:44

Any sources about child soldiers from this conflict? Anything from within the last 20 years even??!🤣

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 09:31

MummytoE · 22/09/2025 09:27

You sure do. The world sees you!

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😂

MummytoE · 22/09/2025 09:27

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You sure do. The world sees you!

Obeseandashamed · 22/09/2025 09:08

User37482 · 10/09/2025 20:39

I think it doesn’t do any good to make stuff up. The truth is awful enough, every childs death is a tragedy, whether they are Palestinian or Israeli.

But I wouldn’t believe an organisation which put out so a blatant lie.

Wouldn’t believe an organisation who under-represented the number of children killed? I can’t believe I’m reading this. No children should be killed. Israeli or Palestinian! The whole thing is a tragedy and you’d have to be blind to deny that there have been a lot more Palestinian deaths than Israeli. This needs to end for everyone’s sake. 😓 The arguing over how many deaths and who’s are more important makes me sick to my stomach.

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 09:00

itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 08:37

What do you see? I see people who are obsessed with trying to say that everyone is against Jews. I am no more against a Jewish person than I would be against Mr Blobby. Do you care about the Palestinians? Hope so.

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I see you dismissing anything critical of Palestinians, even when it comes direct from Hamas or Amnesty International

itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 08:37

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What do you see? I see people who are obsessed with trying to say that everyone is against Jews. I am no more against a Jewish person than I would be against Mr Blobby. Do you care about the Palestinians? Hope so.

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 08:28

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itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 08:25

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 08:23

You can't get more credible than Hamas, surely?

But it's nothing new, Amnesty International have been reporting on Palestinian child soldiers for decades. I'm sure you think Amnesty are credible, don't you

<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090906152355/asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150332005?open&of=ENG-ISR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090906152355/asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150332005?open&of=ENG-ISR

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Creative, yes. Credible, no.

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 08:23

itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 08:19

Totally credible then.

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You can't get more credible than Hamas, surely?

But it's nothing new, Amnesty International have been reporting on Palestinian child soldiers for decades. I'm sure you think Amnesty are credible, don't you

<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090906152355/asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150332005?open&of=ENG-ISR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090906152355/asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150332005?open&of=ENG-ISR

Israel/Occupied Territories: Palestinian armed groups must not use children - Amnesty International

https://web.archive.org/web/20090906152355/http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150332005?open&of=ENG-ISR

itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 08:19

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 08:15

On X, on Israeli WA channels and Hamas Telegram channels. They're pretty widespread if one steps out of their bubble

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Totally credible then.

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 08:15

itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 08:06

I’ve never seen one. Where did you find them? On X?

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On X, on Israeli WA channels and Hamas Telegram channels. They're pretty widespread if one steps out of their bubble

itsnotveryfriendlyhereisit · 22/09/2025 08:06

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 07:05

Then like a PP you're either not very well read or you're very selective with your sources

I can't help with wilful ignorance, but the videos and photos are out there if you choose to look

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I’ve never seen one. Where did you find them? On X?

PollyPaintsFlowers · 22/09/2025 07:05

MummytoE · 21/09/2025 20:30

No we absolutely have not all seen these videos. What a strange post

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Then like a PP you're either not very well read or you're very selective with your sources

I can't help with wilful ignorance, but the videos and photos are out there if you choose to look