It is heartbreaking how little media attention this has received.
This year, the European Press Prize was awarded to an investigative report by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.
Titled "What the Wounds Tell," the investigation by journalists Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra documents 114 cases of children in Gaza, all under the age of 15, who were shot once in the head or chest.
Almost all of them were killed or left with severe, permanent injuries.
The journalists chose to focus on children under 15 because they were easier to identify. Many were much younger, only 3, 4, or 7 years old.
The report states:
"A single bullet wound to these parts of the body is a clear indication that these children were deliberately targeted."
The world sees statistics. I see children with names, dreams, fears, and hungry stomachs. My children deserve the same chance to live, learn, and grow as any child anywhere else.
The war took away our home, our stability, and our source of income. Today, my wife, my four children, and I survive through the kindness of people who have not forgotten us.
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