The news cuts deep. A baby, barely old enough to draw breath, is gone. Palestinian medics confirm a three-month-old infant was shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in the West Bank city of Qabatiya.
The Foreign Office has issued a statement, urging “de-escalation”. But for one family, the harm is already done. The child’s mother cradled the small body, wrapped in white cloth, her screams echoing through the narrow streets.
This is not a statistic. This is a broken future. The Israeli military says it is reviewing the incident.
For now, there is only silence and the sound of weeping. The Foreign Office’s words are hollow when a life that barely began is snuffed out by a bullet. The cycle of violence continues, and the cost is always paid by the most vulnerable.
We must ask: how many more children will die before the world demands accountability? The answer, today, is one too many.
