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August 15, 2022

U.N. Rights Chief Blasts Israel's "Unconscionable" Killing of 19 Children in 10 Days
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Israeli forces have shot dead a 21-year-old Palestinian man during a
raid on his home earlier today in occupied East Jerusalem. According to
Palestinian officials, Mohammad Ibrahim Shham was shot in the head at
point-blank range. In related news, U.N. High Commissioner for Human
Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed alarm over the number of
Palestinian children killed recently by Israel. Over the past 10 days,
Israeli forces have killed 19 Palestinian children - 17 in Gaza and two
in the occupied West Bank. In a statement, Bachelet said, "Inflicting
hurt on any child during the course of conflict is deeply disturbing,
and the killing and maiming of so many children this year is
unconscionable."


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