Israel kills babies and toddlers in Gaza.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
As of 2026-10-01, sources document Israeli strikes killing infants and toddlers in Gaza during the ceasefire, including five verified infant deaths and a February 2026 strike that killed two baby girls. The claim's core is supported, though Israel disputes the accounts and the post's broader 'genocide' framing is not what the claim asserts.
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… which is why they have to rig elections, which is why they have to use acts of terrorism and simply use genocide as a means of foreign policy, whether it be in Ukraine or in, because that's the only thing you consider Gaza to be, and Israel's good with that. So if Israel's going to kill babies, which they do, and toddlers, and those who survive are going to have PTSD for the rest of their lives, if they're going to attack hospitals and then, of course, accuse the Russians of doing the exact same thing, of course, almost in the same breath, then you can't take, you know, their main …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reports it verified 183 children killed after the October 2025 ceasefire, including five infants under one year old.[4]
Supports. OHCHR documents a 4 February 2026 Israeli fire incident on a displacement encampment in Gaza City that killed two baby girls, aged 5 months and under a week.[4]
Supports. An independent UN Commission of Inquiry report (August 2026) concluded Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, a finding Israel denies.[2][5]
Supports. AP and BBC report that Israeli strikes on 1 November 2026 killed at least eight people in Gaza, including a four-year-old boy, despite the ceasefire.[1][3]
Contradicts. The Israel Defense Forces said its strikes targeted military personnel and disputed the civilian account, and the circumstances of those killed could not be independently established at publication.[3][6]
Context. The post's broader point, that Israel is committing genocide, is an interpretive claim beyond the literal statement that Israel kills babies and toddlers, which the sources support as documented fact.[7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 1, 5 not rated
- 1Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 8 people, including a 4-year- ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2U.N. commission report accuses Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian childrennpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Israeli strikes in Gaza kill eight including child, hospitals saybbc.co.uk · tier 1 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Israeli violence is subjecting Palestinian children to ...palestine.un.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Airstrike on Gaza Marks Fourth Palestinian Child Killed in ...savethechildren.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Israeli Strikes in Gaza Reportedly Kill Eight People Including a Child Despite Prior Ceasefireibtimes.co.uk · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7UN inquiry finds Israel committed age-based persecution of ...middleeasteye.net · not rated · cited for: context
- 8The bloodiest face of its genocide: Israel has killed 2,100 Palestinian infants and toddlers in Gaza [EN/AR] - occupied Palestinian territoryreliefweb.int · not rated · cited for: context
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