Israeli Airstrike Kills Children Collecting Water As Gaza Crisis Worsens

Israeli Airstrike Kills Children Collecting Water As Gaza Crisis Worsens


An Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least seven children who were waiting to collect clean water at one of Gaza’s few remaining distribution points, as Palestinians grow increasingly desperate in the face of Israel’s continued bombing campaign and near-total humanitarian blockade. The Israeli military acknowledged the attack, claiming that it was trying to target a terrorist but experienced a “technical error” that led the missile to go “dozens of meters from the target.” “We condemn this latest massacre of children desperately seeking water for their families as we have condemned the uncounted war crimes Israeli forces commit on a daily basis, all with the complicity of our own government and using American taxpayer-supplied weapons,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations said on Sunday.

Author: Sanjana Karanth


Published at: 2025-07-14 22:39:55

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