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Israeli defence minister threatens kite attacks as war crime, Palestinian academic warns
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Palestinian academic Dr. Hassan al-Qanu'a warned that Israeli Defence Minister Yisrael Katz's threat to treat children's kites as armed drones and classify launching them as a "military act" represents a dangerous escalation requiring urgent international intervention, Shehab Wire reported. The statements pose a direct threat to Gaza's civilian population, particularly children engaged in ordinary play.
Al-Qanu'a called for immediate action by the international community to protect Palestinian children from what he characterized as the weaponization of everyday childhood activities under military justification. He argued that rebranding toys and kites as hostile acts sets a precedent that could criminalize basic expressions of childhood in occupied territories.
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