A ONE-YEAR-OLD child in Gaza has been killed by a “single gunshot to the head”, according to a Palestinian medic.
Gaza Medic Voices, an organisation set up by international medics to provide first-hand accounts on the ground from Gaza, shared testimony from an unnamed emergency doctor yesterday.
The medical worker said they had just pronounced an 18-month-old girl dead with a single gunshot to the head, also explaining that this came just after children were outside the hospital “celebrating what they thought was a ceasefire”.
The testimony went on: “A lot of the adults and the children were rejoicing and celebrating and looking forward to the idea that they would have maybe some respite this evening.
“Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.”
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The medic said that bombing continued and that the child was admitted to hospital just after an Egyptian-Qatari mediated ceasefire proposal was accepted by Hamas.
They explained: “This 18-month-old had come in with her mother, in her arms, and came in with reduced consciousness, in a coma, and needed artificial ventilation and respiration.
“The mum had heard a blast and the child had basically been unconscious during the journey into hospital and then was found on CT scan to have a gunshot wound to the head."
The IDF have been approached for comment.
It comes after UN experts yesterday condemned the “continued and systematic onslaught of violence” committed against Palestinians in Gaza, highlighting that most victims have been women and children over the past seven months.
As of April 29, of 34,488 Palestinians killed in Gaza, 14,500 have been children and 9500 women.
Another 77,643 have reportedly been injured, of which 75% are estimated to be female. Over 8000 others are reported missing or under the rubble – and the experts noted that at least half of them can be assumed to be women and children.
“We are horrified at details emerging from mass graves recently unearthed in the Gaza Strip. Over 390 bodies have been discovered at Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals, including of women and children, with many reportedly showing signs of torture and summary executions, and potential instances of people buried alive,” the experts said.
“Israel must cease all hostilities and states must end the export of all weapons immediately. These states can no longer ignore the fact that the weapons are being used to kill and maim innocent women and children. There can be no more excuses.”
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