Israel Vs Palestine: 58 Children, 34 Women Reported Killed In Gaza
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About 192 Palestinians including 58 children and 34 women have been killed in Gaza since the conflict between Hamas and the Israel Defense Force.
As of the time of this report, the Israel Defense Force tweeted that the death toll in Israel was about 10 persons including one child, adding that its operatives used its Iron Dome interception machines to protect the country from the 3,150 “non-stop rocket fire on Israeli civilians” from May 10 to May 17.
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It provided the update as follows : “3,150 rockets fired at Israel, 10 Israelis killed, 90% Iron Dome Interceptions, 820 terror targets struck; 130 terrorists neutralized, 460 Hamas rockets misfired.”
The State of Palestine Mission to the United Nations tweeted about the casualties in Gaza on Monday while citing a report by the World Health Organization’s office in the occupied Palestinian territory.
It said that the country was in a deep grief over the loss of the lives of its citizens.
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“It is with deep sadness that @WHO reports: as of 16 May, 192 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since start of escalations, including 58 children & 34 women” ; do lives of Palestinians not matter?,” it tweeted.
On both sides, over 1900 persons have been injured by the air raids of which the United Nations Security Council’s meeting on Sunday noted that the humanitarian situation was overwhelming.
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), it observed that the populations in Gaza and Israel were “facing the most intense cycle of hostilities in years.”
The ICRC called for an immediate intervention by the international community.
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“The intensity of the conflict is something we have not seen before, with non-stop airstrikes in densely populated Gaza and rockets reaching big cities in Israel. As a result, children are dying on both sides,” ICRC’s director-general, Robert Mardini stated in a press release on Sunday.
The escalation began last Monday when Palestinian worshippers and Israel’s police operative clashed at the Al-asqa Mosque situated at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
THE WHISTLER reported that the United Nations (UN) had called for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestine.
Arguing before the UNSC’s Open Debate, Israel’s diplomat accused Hamas of sending Palestinians to enter the holy site with stones and object for the purpose of scoring a political point through internal unrest.
“Mr President, this is where we stand now, a massive, unprovoked assault by Hamas initiated not as a result of any incidence involving Israel but due to the internal Palestinian political maneuverings. This assualt has forced Israels to defend and protect its citizens, ” the Israeli diplomat added.
But the Palestine Representative to the UN, said Israel killed its people under the guise of self defense.
“Israel is killing Palestinians in Gaza, one family at a time… Israel is persecuting our people amd committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel is unapologetic and relentless in pursuing its colonial policies, ” the Palestine envoy said.
