In Gaza, where nearly half of the population is under 18, a children's rights crisis is unfolding

3 years ago by ??? to c/news

The Defense of Children in Palestine has tracked dozens of deaths in Palestine as a result of airstrikes from Israel.
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Neon_Dystopia 63 points 3 years ago
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snek 50 points 3 years ago

That's what war and siege does. People lose children a lot so they have more children.

This is what it means to live in Gaza:

0–14 years: 44.1% (male 415,746/female 394,195)

15–24 years: 21.3% (male 197,797/female 194,112)

25–54 years: 28.5% (male 256,103/female 267,285)

55–64 years: 3.5% (male 33,413/female 30,592)'

65 years and over: 2.6% (male 24,863/female 22,607) (2018 est.)

Edit: source https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

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Sir_Kevin -30 points 3 years ago

Maybe I don't know, don't bring more people into the world if they live on a literal battlefield? I don't even want to bring kids into america right now. I can't imagine how selfish one would have to be to bring a child into a warzone where their life expectancy is half the norm and they will suffer the entire time.

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griefreeze 8 points 3 years ago

This is such an ignorant take and yet you felt compelled to share it as if it's some obvious truth. I wish I could walk around with that kind of confidence.

You probably think they should just move too, right? Such a simple easy answer, I wonder why they can't....

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AeroLemming -7 points 3 years ago
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TruTollTroll 2 points 3 years ago

It's either have kids or go extinct... And your comment seems like you are literally saying to them "go extinct because Israel has/had a right to control your procreation process and land".

Gross

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