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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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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The World Press Freedom Index only uses safety as one part of their score. It's not a refutation of the statement you're replying to.

But since you brought them up, here's their breakdown of:

the Zionist Regime https://rsf.org/en/country/israel
and occupied West Bank + Gaza https://rsf.org/en/country/palestine

"In 2024, Palestine became the most dangerous country in the world for journalists. Close to 200 reporters were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza in the first 18 months of war, including at least 42 slain while doing their job, and dozens more detained in Israeli prisons. Trapped in the enclave, journalists in Gaza have no shelter and lack everything, including food and water. In the West Bank, journalists are routinely harassed and attacked by both settlers and Israeli forces, but repression reached new heights with a wave of arrests after 7 October, when impunity for crimes committed against journalists became a new rule. "