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‘Israel’ booby-traps children’s toys in Gaza leaving behind several casualties: health ministry (en.royanews.tv)

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Children in the Gaza Strip are facing a lethal, hidden threat from the remnants of war, including unexploded ordnance and devices intentionally disguised as toys, according to Gaza's Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Muneer Alboursh.

Alboursh issued a powerful condemnation of the practice, stating that the deliberate placement of these devices poses an acute and ongoing danger to the youngest residents of the territory.

According to the Ministry of Health, items such as dolls, teddy bears, and colorful balls are being used to lure and injure children.

"When a child reaches for the 'pretty toy,' the horrific truth explodes in their face," he wrote.

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[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm no fan of the IDF but I can't find any sources on this other than that add riddled link and a couple of Instagram posts with no real info.

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20251013-did-israel-leave-behind-booby-trapped-dolls-and-food-cans-in-gaza

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The Gaza Health Office said it and they didn't cite your claims, so it's 100% confirmed and true.

If anyone wants to claim otherwise, Israel should let journalists into Gaza to prove otherwise.

Israel doesn't get the luxury of banning journalists and then claiming that there is no way of asserting the truth.

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah its not super clear if the link you shared is in anyway a trustable source. People can just make posts and websites saying whatever they want. they included no links or anything to substantiate their claim. The website of the Palestinian Ministry of Health has no statement regarding booby traps but it is not updated regularly

After a lot of searching I have found the quotes from the health minister on what looks like his personal Facebook page, so I am happy (or sad) to believe the claims but its not good practice for the news sites to provide no source, especially in this day and age.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So basically like any Western outlet.

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone -1 points 1 week ago

Stop being obtuse. Reporters should include sources with their claims. This is not a radical view to have. I’ve called out plenty of idf bs. It would be wrong to not hold everyone to the same standard.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 weeks ago

Aren’t they barring journalists from entering Gaza, or has that changed? Because then I’d be very inclined to believe anything against the oppressors.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You don't think the gaza ministry for health is a reliable source? Why?

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i could find no proof of them ever making that statement. I eventually found the quotes statement on the health ministers Facebook page. But the linked article has no sources.