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The story of a little girl shot in Gaza

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Investigates 160 incidents of children being shot during the Gaza war.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service has pieced together the story of two-year-old Layan al-Majdalawi, who was killed in Gaza in areas where the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was operating. Layan is just one of more than 160 cases of children shot in the war in Gaza, for whom we have gathered accounts. The IDF told us they are examining the case, and that: "Intentional harm to civilians, especially children, is strictly prohibited."

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(Picture: Layan al-Majdalawi, two, killed in Gaza in November 2023. Credit: Majdalawi family).

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