320 cases of severe burns in 48 Hours in Gaza: Officials
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"Israel is using prohibited weapons against Palestinians in Gaza, resulting in up to 320 cases of severe burns within 48 hours," Gaza's Government media office said.
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Palestinian Mahmoud Mikdad morns as holding the body of his 21-month-old child Yaman, killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, on July 16, 2024. (AP)
In only 48 hours, more than 320 martyred and injured Palestinians were brought into hospitals in Gaza with severe burns due to "Israel's" usage of internationally prohibited weapons, according to Gaza's Government Media Office.
In a statement on Monday, it said that “These are unconventional and internationally prohibited weapons, (are) banned for use against humans, and mostly American-made," adding that the bodies were "severely burned due to the "Israeli occupation army's use of internationally prohibited weapons."
“According to medical estimates, the weapons used by the Israeli occupation army causing this type of third-degree burns are missiles and bombs known as thermal weapons or chemical weapons."
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The Office highlighted that these weapons “cause a chemical reaction with the skin, leading to chemical erosion of tissues” in the body, causing severe pain and physical damage, “resulting in deadly burns within 27 hours or less," stressing that it strongly condemns the crimes done by the Israeli occupation against children, women, and civilians.
The Government Office also called on the international community “to condemn these burning crimes against civilians, to pursue the occupation, and to prosecute it before international courts," while holding the United States accountable for supplying the Israeli occupation with these weapons.
s discharged from the hospital with severe burns on her face and head, inflicted by the Israeli army.
— Nour Naim| نُور (@NourNaim88) July 9, 2024
The Israeli army is burning the children of #Gaza… pic.twitter.com/g1PaQLulSO
Washington is complicit
Washington has provided Tel Aviv with weapons since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, making it complicit in the horrific crimes being committed against the Palestinians. The US is also set to supply "Israel" with weapons worth billions of dollars in the coming months.
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23 Palestinians were killed in the horrific massacre and dozens were injured.
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