Philippines distances from Locsin's comment on 'killing' Palestinian children

A Palestinian child injured in an Israeli air strike is carried inside the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip, on Oct. 17, 2023. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8.

Locsin’s post on X was shared as a "quote" or a reaction to the post of another user describing the hardships of Palestinians who are "led astray by Hamas leaders." “I obviously was not advocating for the literal death of anyone, but rather simply for the end of any ideology that condones terrorism in any way, shape or form,” the diplomat added.

Internationally accepted rules of armed conflict enshrined in the Geneva Conventions in 1949 state that children must be protected and treated humanely even during times of war. Official Israeli social media accounts have also published false information about the death of young Palestinians, with one particular claim asserting that viral footage of a dead Palestinian baby was of a "doll" and that the video was "anti-Israeli propaganda.

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