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Killers of Gaza children must be brought to justice: Rights group
A Palestinian boy plays in the rubble of houses destroyed during the 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza in the summer of 2014, in the village of Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 7, 2015. (AFP)
An International children’s rights group says justice has not yet been served for over 500 Palestinian children killed during Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip last year.
According to a report released by the Switzerland-based NGO Defense for Children International group (DCIP) on Tuesday, not a single perpetrator has yet been held accountable for any of the tragic killings.
“Despite well-documented evidence of war crimes committed by the Israeli military during the assault on Gaza last summer, there has been no justice and accountability for grave violations against Palestinian children,” the group said.
The report said of 547 Palestinian children who had died during the onslaught, 535 of them had been killed as a direct result of Israeli attacks, adding that the death toll was independently confirmed by the group and that nearly 68 percent of the children had been 12 years old or younger.
It also maintained that 164 of these children had been killed by Israeli drone strikes during the offensive.
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