How Many Babies and Children Must Die in Gaza Before the International Community Acknowledges That a Genocide Is Taking Place?
AIRE BSF — HUMAN RIGHTS
BABIES, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
GAZA: HOSPITAL BOMBED, SIX PEOPLE KILLED, INCLUDING A 13-YEAR-OLD CHILD.
CHILDREN AND BABIES MUST NOT CONTINUE TO BE TARGETS OF ATTACKS.
GAZA, GENEVA, BUENOS AIRES. A new Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, left six people dead and another 20 injured. Among those killed was a child just 13 years old. A doctor working in Gaza’s healthcare system also lost his life.
The attack, which took place on Thursday, November 12, 2026, struck the surgical department of the hospital complex and caused severe damage to its facilities.
EL PAÍS and other international news agencies reported on the attack. It raises an urgent question: what protection do children have when places intended to save lives also become scenes of bombardment?
BABIES AND CHILDREN MUST NOT BE MILITARY TARGETS. SO WHY ARE THEY BEING KILLED?
A 13-year-old child died in a hospital. Being in a war zone did not make him a combatant. He was a minor who had the right to live, receive medical care and be protected.
The deaths of babies, children and adolescents in armed conflicts constitute one of the gravest humanitarian tragedies of our time.
Babies do not understand borders, territorial disputes or military strategies. Children do not start wars. They do not choose their governments or take part in the decisions that lead to bombings.
Yet they bear devastating consequences: death, injuries, amputations, the loss of parents, displacement, hunger, disease and profound psychological trauma.
NO CHILDHOOD SHOULD EVER BE SACRIFICED IN THE NAME OF WAR.
A HOSPITAL UNDER BOMBARDMENT
Nasser Hospital is one of the healthcare facilities still providing essential services in Gaza.
According to information released by the EFE news agency, approximately 800 patients were inside the hospital when the attack occurred. Hospital staff reported that they had received no warning or evacuation order.
The Israeli military confirmed the operation and stated that its target was a senior Hamas commander and other members of its armed wing who, according to the military, were operating inside the hospital complex.
These claims must be investigated and independently scrutinized. An allegation against members of an armed organization does not remove the obligation to protect patients, medical personnel and civilians.
The attack rendered part of the surgical department unusable and further aggravated the difficulties facing a healthcare system already operating under extremely precarious conditions.
HUMAN RIGHTS: HOSPITALS MUST BE PROTECTED
International Humanitarian Law provides special protection for hospitals, medical personnel, the wounded and the sick.
Medical facilities cannot be attacked simply because they are located in a conflict zone. Their protection can only be lost under specific circumstances established by international law. Even then, the requirements of warning, where applicable, proportionality and precaution must be respected.
The protection of children is also expressly recognized by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and by international rules governing armed conflicts.
Those responsible for any violations must be investigated. No military force, armed organization or political authority is above international law.
BABIES AND CHILDREN: GAZA'S MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS
The tragedy in Gaza does not end with those killed in a bombing.
There are babies who require continuous medical care, children who have lost their parents, families surviving in makeshift shelters and minors growing up surrounded by destruction.
Rain, flooding, the lack of adequate housing and restrictions affecting humanitarian assistance multiply the dangers facing an especially vulnerable child population.
The international community cannot become accustomed to these images. Nor can it accept as inevitable that children should die, lose their homes or be deprived of healthcare.
Children need effective protection, not merely diplomatic declarations.
BULLYING SIN FRONTERAS: LIFE, HEALTH, PROTECTION AND HUMAN DIGNITY HAVE NO BORDERS
At the World Organization Bullying Sin Fronteras, we maintain that the defense of children must never depend on their nationality, religion, origin, language or birthplace.
A Palestinian child has exactly the same right to live, grow and receive protection as an Israeli, Argentine, French, Japanese or any other child.
The defense of Human Rights must be universal. There must be no first-class and second-class victims.
We condemn all violence against children and call for investigations into the deaths of civilians, effective protection for hospitals and guaranteed access for humanitarian assistance.
We demand that the babies and children of Gaza be protected from bombing, hunger, disease and abandonment.
A CHILD IS NOT A MILITARY TARGET. A HOSPITAL IS NOT A BATTLEFIELD. A BABY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE FOR THE WORLD TO UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF THIS ATROCITY.
Humanity cannot remain indifferent.
WORLD ORGANIZATION BULLYING SIN FRONTERAS
JOURNALISTIC AND DOCUMENTARY SOURCES
EL PAÍS — “Israeli bombing kills six people at a hospital in Gaza” (November 12, 2026).
UNITED NATIONS — Convention on the Rights of the Child.
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) — Protection of medical units.
WORLD ORGANIZATION BULLYING SIN FRONTERAS
