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Israel drops bombs wrapped with metal which is designed to fragment into small pieces.
These pierce bodies with small entry and exit wounds whilst slashing the inside of the body.
Especially in crowded areas, they seem designed to cause as many casualties as possible, and are a particular danger to children.
Israeli weapons packed with shrapnel causing devastating injuries to children in Gaza, doctors say
Surgeons who worked in European and al-Aqsa hospitals describe extensive wounds caused by ‘fragmentation’ shrapnel experts say is designed to maximize casualtieswww.theguardian.com
Feroze Sidhwa, a trauma surgeon from California, worked at the European hospital in southern Gaza in April.
“About half of the injuries I took care of were in young kids. We saw a lot of so-called splinter injuries that were very, very small to the point that you easily missed them while examining a patient. Much, much smaller than anything I’ve seen before but they caused tremendous damage on the inside,” he said.
Weapons experts said the shrapnel and wounds are consistent with Israeli-made weapons designed to create large numbers of casualties unlike more conventional weapons used to destroy buildings. The experts question why they are being fired into areas packed with civilians.
well you can understand why....injured kids require a lot of resources and they're probably going to be unable to fight when they become adults....and i would think the terrorising aspect of shrapnel is also a winner for the israelis.
but i can see why those micro shrapnel pellets appeal to the israelis...