Robert Karlsson
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Save the Children: Up to 21,000 children are estimated to be missing in the chaos of the war in Gaza, many trapped beneath rubble, detained, buried in unmarked graves, or lost from their families.




Israel/OPT: Israeli air strikes that killed 44 civilians is further evidence of war crimes. @amnesty investigated three Israeli strikes on al-Maghazi and Rafah last month which killed 32 children playing foosball or at home. In all three cases, Amnesty International did not find any evidence that there had been any military targets in or around the locations targeted by the Israeli military, raising serious concerns that these attacks amount to direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects, which are war crimes. Israel has not provided any information about the attacks in Rafah, and has only provided general allegations, which it later contradicted, regarding the attack on al-Maghazi. Even if Israeli forces had intended to target legitimate military objectives in the vicinity of these three strikes, the evidence indicates these attacks did not distinguish between military objectives and civilian objects, and as such would therefore be indiscriminate. Indiscriminate attacks that kill or injure civilians, or destroy or damage civilian objects, are war crimes. The evidence collected by Amnesty International also indicates the Israeli military failed to provide warning – at minimum to anyone living in the locations that were hit – before launching the attacks. The cases documented here illustrate a clear pattern of attacks over the past seven months in which the Israeli military has flouted international law, killing Palestinian civilians with total impunity and displaying a callous disregard for human lives. Full investigation is here: amnesty.org/en/latest/news…


🧵Israeli figures and popular news channels celebrating the burning of people alive in Rafah. Context: Today is Lag BaOmer, a Jewish holiday whose main tradition is the lighting of bonfires. Photo: Screenshot from Baz News Telegram channel (67.8k sbscrbrs): "Lag BaOmer Rafah"









