Israel needs to figure out how to reduce children casualties

Israeli troops conducting ground operations in Gaza. [Xinhua]

The war in Gaza entered its second month this week, with casualties climbing above 12,000. The saddest part about this war is not just the absolute numbers, it is more about the disproportionate number of civilians, especially children, who have been victims of this war.

When Hamas invaded Israel on November 7, their targets were indiscriminate. Children, women, the aged, even the disabled were not spared. Indeed, the situation was so dire that of the Israeli hostages taken into Gaza, 30 are minors, some as young as four years. In the last week it is reported that one woman has given birth in captivity, a strain of unimaginable proportions.