United Nations sounds alarm at the number of Palestinian children killed
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Thursday, expressed alarm at the number of Palestinian children who have been killed or injured this year. He further called for investigations of all the incidents. The UN human rights chief reportedly said, “Inflicting hurt on any child during conflict is deeply disturbing.” She further said that conflict caused deaths of children and damage to infrastructure. She also highlighted the violations of international humanitarian law by Palestinian armed groups who launched hundreds of attacks, causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian objects in Israel. The figures increased rapidly last weekend because of the fight between Israeli authorities and the Islamic Jihad group, and subsequent Israeli enforcement operations in the West Bank. This month, 19 Palestinian children were killed in the Occupied Territories. The death toll of children increased to 37. Recently, a 16-year-old boy was shot by Israeli ...