If you have not watched the BBC documentary on the killing of children in Gaza, please watch it. They documented over 160 cases. 95 of the children were shot in the head and chest.
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The film powerfully illustrates the devastating impact of the war. Over 500 children were killed in the conflict, the vast majority being Palestinian . The documentary features specific, heartbreaking accounts:
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A 12-year-old boy named Syed, who was playing on a Gaza beach when a rocket from an Israeli gunboat killed his brother and three cousins .
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Another 12-year-old, Abdurahman, who lost 18 members of his family and expressed a desire to become a fighter .
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A girl named Samar, who survived after a UN school sheltering her family was bombed, killing her father .
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On the Israeli side, the film shows children like 10-year-old Michal, whose home was hit by a rocket, and 12-year-old Eilon, who has only ever known life under the constant threat of rocket attacks and sleeps in a bomb-proof room .
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