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Devastating new investigation by Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant: 15 international doctors report at least 114 Palestinian children with single gunshot wounds to head/chest—injuries forensic experts say are consistent with aimed fire. (Photo: Mira, 4 years old)
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Two independent forensic pathologists, asked to review images and X-rays, said the injuries were consistent with bullets (not shrapnel) and likely distance shots to head/neck with military ammunition.
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'In all likelihood, these are distance shots aimed at the head and/or neck with military ammunition,’ says forensic pathologist Wim Van de Voorde, emeritus professor at the University of Leuven.
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Forensic pathologist Frank van de Goot: “On the X-rays I see children’s heads with bullets inside. The bullets must have lost a lot of energy on the way, because children have thinner skulls than adults, and otherwise they would have gone straight through. So these children were shot from long range.”
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A former Dutch army commander, Mart de Kruif, is quoted saying the chance of 100+ such cases being “accidental” is “nil,” given the concentration of wounds to head/heart versus overall body surface.
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Beyond gunshots, nine doctors describe patients with injuries from tiny cube/cylinder metal fragments causing catastrophic internal damage; one surgeon says he provided recovered fragments to the ICC for analysis.
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Multiple doctors recount eyewitnesses attributing fire to IDF snipers or armed drones; the IDF declined to answer questions on shooting at children and says it does not possess or use fragmentation weapons.
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The doctors face an impossible choice: speak out about what they witnessed, and risk being barred from ever returning to Gaza. According to the UN, since March 2025 Israel has denied entry to 100+ foreign health workers, usually without explanation.
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To build the investigation, the Volkskrant journalists talked for hours with the international doctors. They shared hundreds of photos, X-rays, medical notes, and diary entries. (Photo: a boy who was shot in the head - he didn't survive.)
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Anesthesiologist and intensivist Ahlia Kattan recounts the case of a little girl brought in by her mother: “She was not yet 2 years old. Very pale, looked perfect, so I initially thought she had internal bleeding." “I saw that she was no longer alive. But her mother was screaming in anguish. She had spent years trying to have a child. We started CPR and I intubated her, I wanted her mother to see that I had tried everything. We often do that with small children. While I was doing this, someone handed me the scan. And then I saw it: a bullet in her head. I saw the blood. A perfect shot to the temple.” “I took a photo from the foot of the bed It’s one of the few photos I made in Gaza. But I was so shocked, I thought: otherwise no one will believe me.”
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The American anesthesiologist and intensivist Ahlia Kattan (38) said: “What I regret most is not documenting more. But I was treating patients. It just didn’t occur to me at the time. I wish someone had told me beforehand that I should also act like a journalist.”
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Journalism like this – patient, corroborated, unflinching – is essential. Credit to @volkskrant’s reporting team, editors, designers, and the clinicians who documented what they could under the most horrific conditions. Read the full article here: https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2025/schotwonden-palestijnse-kinderen-israel-oorlog~v1778945/
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@volkskrant English version: https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2025/gunshot-palestine-children-israel-war~v1819649/
