Director of @DCIPalestine's accountability program, Ayed Abu Eqtaish, is live on @AJEnglish sharing the latest updates on Palestinian children. #GazaUnderAttack
@AJEnglish "It's important to remind people that Palestinian children are children. They're not just numbers," said Ayed. Many of the children killed in Gaza were killed playing outside their homes. #GazaUnderAttack
"Some children are still missing" after Israeli airstrikes, Ayed explains. The death toll of Palestinian children in Gaza is expected to rise. #GazaUnderAttack
"Many schools are being converted to shelters for Palestinian families forced to flee their homes. Education is completely at a standstill in Gaza," Ayed said. #GazaUnderAttack
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We have confirmed nine Palestinian children were killed yesterday in the Gaza Strip following an escalation of violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups during the late afternoon.
An Israeli drone-fired missile killed 15-year-old Mohammad Saber Ibrahim Suleiman shortly after 6 p.m. while he and his father Saber Ibrahim Mahmoud Suleiman were on their agricultural land outside the city of Jabalia.
In a second incident around 6:05 p.m., a homemade rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group fell short and killed eight Palestinians, including two children. The rocket landed in Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, according to evidence collected by DCIP.