UNICEF, the United Nations agency, has issued a statement regarding Israel’s brutal bombing in Gaza, stating that on average, more than 400 Palestinian children are killed and injured daily in Gaza due to Israeli bombing. According to UNICEF’s statistics, as of now, 2,360 Palestinian children have been killed, and 5,364 children have been injured as a result of Israeli bombing.
It is an unfortunate reality that during times of conflict, it is the truth that is the first casualty. Undoubtedly, the merciless killing of truth is what fuels the flames of war, and we are witnessing the worst manifestation of this today as we see with our own eyes the trapped city of Gaza in occupied Palestine. If truth were to be considered the first casualty of war, UNICEF’s report makes it clear that innocent Palestinian children in Gaza are the second target of Israel’s brutal bombing, which is killing them ruthlessly.
UNICEF’s figures regarding the situation in Gaza present a gruesome and catastrophic picture. To write these lines, the total number of casualties due to Israeli bombing has exceeded 6,000. Among these 6,000 casualties, the fact that 2,360 are children means that more children are being killed than adults as a result of Israel’s deadly actions.
UNICEF’s report on innocent Palestinian children falling victim to Israeli brutality comes at a time when the U.S. President, with a show of great determination, seems to be granting Israel the license to carry out its savage attacks, not only supporting Israel’s killing of Palestinian children but also actively working to align its allies with Israel and urging them to stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel.
According to a report, in a hospital in Gaza, 120 newborn babies are struggling for life in incubators, and due to Israeli restrictions on medical supplies and health facilities, the lives of these newborns are in jeopardy. Israel’s so-called “right to defense” raises questions about the morality and legality of their actions, as they kill thousands of children and deprive hundreds of newborns of their chance at life.
UNICEF’s report has laid bare Israel’s “right to defense.” Within the U.S., members of Congress, such as Representative Ilhan Omar, are asking if there is any way that the cruel game of “right to defense” can justify the killings of thousands of children and the suffocation of the breath of hundreds of newborns, from a legal and ethical standpoint.
UNICEF’s report has exposed the naked truth about Israel’s “right to defense.” Inside the heart of the U.S., if there is any semblance of humanity left, they will not defend this brutal game of “right to defense” that buries the innocent children of Gaza.
