Multiple doctors working in Gaza hospitals report systematic targeting of Palestinian teenagers and children by Israeli forces, with disturbing patterns of injuries emerging in 2024-2025.
Dr. Fozia Alvi, a Canadian doctor at the European hospital in Gaza, documented treating children with direct sniper shots to the head and chest, stating “They were not combatants, they were small children”[1].
Dr. Nick Maynard, a British surgeon at Nasser Hospital, described seeing “four young teenagers come in, in the space of one hour, with gunshot wounds to their testicles” and noted clear patterns where specific body parts were targeted on particular days[2].
Key findings from medical professionals include:
- Clusters of similar injuries appearing on specific days, suggesting coordinated targeting[2:1]
- Children shot at food distribution points, particularly boys aged 11-14[2:2]
- High-caliber bullets causing extensive internal damage[1:1]
- Use of fragmentation weapons that release thousands of metal pieces[3]
- Injuries made more severe by widespread malnutrition[2:3]
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “completely rejects” allegations of deliberately targeting civilians and states that its soldiers follow international law[1:2]. However, UN experts in February 2024 accused Israeli forces of targeting Palestinian civilians, including “women and children in places where they sought refuge”[1:3].
Sources:
The Guardian - ‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
NPR - Inside a Gaza hospital: A British surgeon on what he’s witnessing firsthand ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
The Guardian - Israeli weapons packed with shrapnel causing devastating injuries to children in Gaza, doctors say ↩︎
Often is the case for psychological manipulation to make your enemies inhumane so it’s easier to pull the trigger.