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In the Israel-Hamas war, children are the ultimate pawns – and ultimate victims

  • Written by Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Brown University
In the Israel-Hamas war, children are the ultimate pawns – and ultimate victimsBoth Palestinian children in Gaza, as shown on left, and Israeli children, as seen on the right, have been hurt, killed and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war.Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images/Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

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