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Israel killed over 21,500 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 2023: Media Office

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Gaza's government media office reported that Israel has killed over 21,500 Palestinian children since October 2023.
  • The office accused Israel of systematically targeting civilians and violating international law, with thousands of mosques destroyed.
  • It criticized the international community's silence and cited Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's calls for targeted killings and mass displacement of Palestinians.

Israel has killed more than 21,500 Palestinian children in Gaza since its offensive began in October 2023, according to the Gaza government media office. The office stated that the "occupation" continues to shed innocent blood, calling the death toll a "disaster victim" reflecting the brutality of "organized crime."

The occupation (Israel) continues to shed innocent blood, especially children, as the number of child martyrs since the start of the genocidal war has exceeded 21,500, a disaster victim that reflects the brutality of this organized crime.

— Gaza Government Media OfficeDescribing the number of child casualties in Gaza.

Israel is accused of systematically and intentionally targeting defenseless Gaza civilians, disregarding calls from the UN and the international community. The media office asserted that Israel perpetrates heinous crimes against humanity, violating international humanitarian law and conventions. The relentless Israeli attacks have also destroyed thousands of mosques in Gaza, with 1,244 out of 1,275 mosques targeted, and 1,077 completely ruined.

I think targeted killings should be done every night in Gaza. Kill 30 or 40 of them.

— Itamar Ben-GvirIsraeli National Security Minister calling for targeted killings in Gaza.

The Gaza media office attributed the ongoing destruction and "genocide" partly to the international community's silence. The report also highlighted statements made by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in August 2026. During a podcast, Ben-Gvir advocated for nightly targeted killings of Palestinians in Gaza, suggesting that "30 or 40 of them" should be killed, and implied that Gazans "are people who should not live."

Not only are they the ones who put you in danger right now. These are people who should not live.

— Itamar Ben-GvirIsraeli National Security Minister commenting on the perceived threat from Gazans.

Furthermore, Ben-Gvir expressed support for the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza and the re-establishment of illegal Israeli settlements in the territory, stating, "I consider the entire Gaza Strip to be ours." The media office concluded that economic warfare and maximum pressure do not offer solutions, instead escalating tensions and risking global economic instability.

I consider the entire Gaza Strip to be ours.

— Itamar Ben-GvirIsraeli National Security Minister expressing his view on Gaza's territory.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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