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Cross posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/13543053

A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured and sustained limb amputations after opening a booby-trapped can of food found while looking for his belongings in his house that had been shelled by Israeli forces in Khan Younis,” the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said, citing the Strip’s authorities.

The young victim who reportedly sustained life-changing injuries on Monday is just one of “many people recently injured” from supplies rigged with hidden explosive charges, OCHA said in its latest update on the emergency.

UN mine action experts have estimated that some 7,500 tonnes of unexploded ordnance could be “scattered” throughout Gaza which could take up to 14 years to clear. To mitigate the risk for civilians and aid teams in the meantime, the UN Mine Action Service, UNMAS, has issued increasingly urgent appeals for assistance from the international community to remove explosive remnants of war.

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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 year ago

Israel, proud terrorist state.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 10 points 1 year ago

Antipersonnel mines have been a war crime since I was a kid, and here we are with Israel using them against civilians.

[–] tardigrada@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

UPDATE It seems that the UN deleted the article.

Here's an alternative link: https://www.eurasiareview.com/02052024-gazans-face-new-terror-threat-from-booby-trapped-cans-of-food

When looking for an alternative link, I found also this: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/01/instagram-posts/no-viral-footage-doesnt-show-explosives-disguised

Social media posts claim footage from Gaza shows explosives disguised as food cans, but there are no visible labels or pictures on the metal cylinders to suggest they contain food.

Experts on military strategy and the Middle East said the metal cylinders seen in photos and videos online are likely containers for M603 fuzes, which are designed to detonate landmines. Footage shows one of the cans is labeled "fuze mine."

The fuzes are not designed to explode if a person opens the container. It requires 140 to 750 pounds of force to ignite the fuze and trigger an explosion.

I'm sorry, seems that you can't trust the UN news?

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It seems that a story was submitted before it was verified, and then taken down. Sloppy, yes, but they did the responsible thing by correcting themselves.