Today there’s an account of a survey of returned Healthcare in the New York Times. Sixty five of them surveyed in US after returning from Gaza.
44 doctors, nurses and paramedics saw multiple cases of preteen children who had been shot in the head or chest in Gaza.
63 doctors, nurses and paramedics observed severe malnutrition in patients, Palestinian medical workers and the general population.
52 doctors, nurses and paramedics observed nearly universal psychiatric distress in young children and saw some who were suicidal or said they wished they had
25 doctors, nurses and paramedics saw babies who had been born healthy return to hospitals and die from dehydration, starvation or infections caused by their malnourished mothers’ inability to breastfeed and a lack of infant formula and clean water.
53 doctors, nurses and paramedics saw many children suffering from easily preventable infections, some of whom died from them
64 doctors, nurses and paramedics observed that even the most basic medical necessities, like soap and gloves, were usually unavailable in Gaza
So this shows why the death toll will be so high when the final numbers are calculated. It also shows strong evidence for genocidal intent in the targeting of children from the group was noted independently by a number of those surveyed. No wonder Israel tries to return the bodies in an unidentified state.