Dr. Mark Perlmutter (Orthopedic Surgeon, North Carolina)

So, according to M., the broad permission to fire and the types of units led by more aggressive company commanders, he can see how that could result in soldiers shooting Palestinian children. He didn't see this himself. This is just his opinion, he told me. But he believes that Israeli soldiers have probably shot some children on purpose.

So, according to M., the broad permission to fire and the types of units led by more aggressive company commanders, he can see how that could result in soldiers shooting Palestinian children. He didn't see this himself. This is just his opinion, he told me. But he believes that Israeli soldiers have probably shot some children on purpose.

So, according to M., the broad permission to fire and the types of units led by more aggressive company commanders, he can see how that could result in soldiers shooting Palestinian children. He didn't see this himself. This is just his opinion, he told me. But he believes that Israeli soldiers have probably shot some children on purpose.

I could just tell you, based on the dozen conversations I've had, they're talking about children who are as young as, this is hard to say, but 18 months who have been shot.

I could just tell you, based on the dozen conversations I've had, they're talking about children who are as young as, this is hard to say, but 18 months who have been shot.

I could just tell you, based on the dozen conversations I've had, they're talking about children who are as young as, this is hard to say, but 18 months who have been shot.

I asked M for other possible explanations. What if the soldiers didn't know they were kids? It's a chaotic, tense environment full of people and places to hide. That could happen. But he and another IDF soldier I spoke with, someone who didn't serve in Gaza, but whose job was to identify targets for snipers, said it wasn't hard to distinguish a child from an adult.

I asked M for other possible explanations. What if the soldiers didn't know they were kids? It's a chaotic, tense environment full of people and places to hide. That could happen. But he and another IDF soldier I spoke with, someone who didn't serve in Gaza, but whose job was to identify targets for snipers, said it wasn't hard to distinguish a child from an adult.

I asked M for other possible explanations. What if the soldiers didn't know they were kids? It's a chaotic, tense environment full of people and places to hide. That could happen. But he and another IDF soldier I spoke with, someone who didn't serve in Gaza, but whose job was to identify targets for snipers, said it wasn't hard to distinguish a child from an adult.

It wouldn't explain an 18-month-old being precisely shot in the head, or toddlers, or other grade school age kids. Or the kids being used as human shields by Hamas, or even victims of Hamas in a false flag operation to blame Israel and draw sympathy. M hadn't heard of that happening in Gaza, and hadn't seen it.

It wouldn't explain an 18-month-old being precisely shot in the head, or toddlers, or other grade school age kids. Or the kids being used as human shields by Hamas, or even victims of Hamas in a false flag operation to blame Israel and draw sympathy. M hadn't heard of that happening in Gaza, and hadn't seen it.

It wouldn't explain an 18-month-old being precisely shot in the head, or toddlers, or other grade school age kids. Or the kids being used as human shields by Hamas, or even victims of Hamas in a false flag operation to blame Israel and draw sympathy. M hadn't heard of that happening in Gaza, and hadn't seen it.

He says when he tries to make sense of what happened, there's been a societal shift in Israel that he thinks is a factor.

He says when he tries to make sense of what happened, there's been a societal shift in Israel that he thinks is a factor.

He says when he tries to make sense of what happened, there's been a societal shift in Israel that he thinks is a factor.

The Israeli army has not announced any investigations into the shooting of children in Gaza. In the meantime, the Trump administration just authorized another $12 billion in arms sales to Israel. That's in addition to the reported $17.9 billion the US has given Israel in military aid since the war began. The kids getting shot like this are a tiny part of the large number of casualties in Gaza.

The Israeli army has not announced any investigations into the shooting of children in Gaza. In the meantime, the Trump administration just authorized another $12 billion in arms sales to Israel. That's in addition to the reported $17.9 billion the US has given Israel in military aid since the war began. The kids getting shot like this are a tiny part of the large number of casualties in Gaza.

The Israeli army has not announced any investigations into the shooting of children in Gaza. In the meantime, the Trump administration just authorized another $12 billion in arms sales to Israel. That's in addition to the reported $17.9 billion the US has given Israel in military aid since the war began. The kids getting shot like this are a tiny part of the large number of casualties in Gaza.

At least 65,000 people have been killed, more than 15,000 of them children. An expert who investigates war crimes described it as a haystack of needles. Most of these allegations will never find their way to court.

At least 65,000 people have been killed, more than 15,000 of them children. An expert who investigates war crimes described it as a haystack of needles. Most of these allegations will never find their way to court.