They Shoot Babies: IDF Jargon Masks a Child's Killing

In Israel and Gaza on 7 June 2026, Israeli attacks across Gaza killed between nine and thirteen Palestinians, according to Al Jazeera, Reuters and Anadolu, while Egypt hosted new ceasefire talks in Cairo. Daily Sabah reported that Israeli troops shot a 7-month-old baby in the face, and Haaretz published a piece titled 'They Shoot Babies: IDF Jargon Masks a Child's Killing'. The IDF and Shin Bet said they killed a Hamas Nukhba commander who led the infiltration into Kissufim on 7 October. Israel closed the Gaza crossings until further notice after Iranian missile attacks, and i24NEWS wrote that humanitarian aid was halted.

In Lebanon, Hezbollah claimed attacks on Israeli forces in the south, and Corriere della Sera published a video it says shows the IDF using white phosphorus over inhabited areas. Al Jazeera wrote that Netanyahu vowed to take over 70 percent of Gaza, and El País wrote that Israel's territorial occupation has reached its highest point in four decades.