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Shroud display names 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza and West Bank

Priests Against Genocide displayed a shroud bearing children’s names, according to Al Jazeera, which provided no details on how the figure was compiled.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Three men hold a large sheet covered with handwritten names at a crowded public gathering.
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Priests Against Genocide displayed a shroud bearing the names of 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported on 23 September.

The report described the children as having been killed during “ceasefires”. It did not specify when or where the shroud was displayed.

The supplied report offers no information on how the figure of 300 was established or how the children’s names were gathered.

The display draws attention to reported child deaths across Gaza and the occupied West Bank, but the material available does not independently verify the number or circumstances.

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