On Thursday, Israeli Defense Forces airstrikes in Gaza killed Hamas squad commander Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya and several other militants.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said at least 19 Palestinian children were killed in October; UN officials called the strikes collective punishment.
UN officials warned Israeli forces treat the Yellow Line as a kill zone.
Israeli intelligence officers allegedly threatened suspected militants’ families to force them to leave before strikes.
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Precision strikes limit civilians
The Israeli Defense Forces airstriked Gaza on Thursday, killing Hamas squad commander Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya and other militants.
Officials said the militants had taken hostages and breached cease-fire, and the IDF issued advance warnings and used precision munitions to limit civilian casualties.
The IDF destroyed storage sites in Al-Bureij and Gaza City, seizing RPGs and rockets.
On Wednesday, the IDF killed Nukhba operative Muhammad Alian Biyuk in Khan Yunis.
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Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor recorded at least 19 Palestinian children killed in Gaza in October, averaging one child every 35 hours, and UN human-rights chief Volker Turk said Israel’s attacks amount to collective punishment of Palestinians.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.
History
In December 2008 Israel began Operation Cast Lead, a three-week assault that killed about 1,400 Palestinians, including roughly 300 children, per UN figures. The recent strike that killed Hamas commander Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya and Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor’s tally of 19 child deaths mirrors that civilian toll. UN chief Volker Türk warns repeated offensives risk collective punishment.
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Collective punishment claim
On Thursday, Israeli Defense Forces airstrikes in Gaza killed Hamas squad commander Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya and several other militants.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said at least 19 Palestinian children were killed in October; UN officials called the strikes collective punishment.
UN officials warned Israeli forces treat the Yellow Line as a kill zone.
Israeli intelligence officers allegedly threatened suspected militants’ families to force them to leave before strikes.
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