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November 21, 2012

Gaza Toll Includes Up to 34 Palestinian Children 
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At least one young child was among the 31 Palestinians reportedly killed
on Tuesday. According to UNICEF, Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at
least 22 Palestinian children and left another 280 wounded, including 88
less than five years old. The Palestinian health ministry has given an
even higher toll of 34 Palestinian children dead. At least 11 Israeli
children, meanwhile, have been wounded in rocket attacks in Israel. At
the United Nations, relief officials expressed alarm at the deaths of
Palestinian children.

Rupert Colville, Spokesperson for U.N. High Commissioner for Human
Rights: "Attacks affecting schools and religious sites, as well as the
reported targeting of homes and media outlets during the past 48 hours
raise serious concerns about Israel's commitment to its obligations
under international human rights and humanitarian law."

Marixie Mercado, UNICEF Spokesperson: "Children are increasingly showing
signs of severe psychosocial distress — this includes inability to
sleep, being afraid to go out in public, clinging to parents,
bedwetting, nightmares and withdrawal. The children are surrounded by
images of death and destruction, there are constant funerals going on in
the street, and a lot of chaos and panic and this draws adolescents in
particular."

 

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