Hamas […] massacred Israeli civilians. Some gunmen attacked an outdoor, all-night dance party and sprayed partygoers with gunfire, leaving at least 260 dead according to the BBC. Others invaded homes in towns […] killing some family members and taking others hostage. Social media videos showed men kidnapping families – men, women, children, older people – and parading them through the streets of Gaza.
The Israeli military and border police forces are killing Palestinian children with virtually no recourse for accountability […] 2022 was the deadliest year for Palestinian children in the West Bank in 15 years, and 2023 is on track to meet or exceed 2022 levels. Israeli forces had killed at least 34 Palestinian children in the West Bank as of August 22. Human Rights Watch investigated four fatal shootings of Palestinian children by Israeli forces between November 2022 and March 2023.
The Human Cost Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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These are just two out of many releases by Human Rights Watch. According to them, civilians on both sides suffer most.
Hamas-Led Attack in Southern Israel Kills Hundreds (10 Oct 2023)
Spike in Israeli Killings of Palestinian Children (28 August 2023)