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BBC examines how some children died in Gaza

It found that in 95 cases, the victim was shot in the head or chest.

The BBC World Service has compiled material on more than 160 cases of children shot in Gaza and found that in 95 of them, the victim was shot in the head or chest. Many had no other injury. In most cases, the child was younger than twelve. The investigation looked at material from the first few weeks of the war up until July this year. The Israeli military said intentional harm to civilians, especially children, was strictly prohibited.

The White House has announced new tariff rates for dozens of countries that have not yet reached a trade deal with the United States. Thailand is one of the countries most dependent on exports to the US, yet the Thai government was slow to start negotiations with the Americans, leaving its all-important manufacturing companies with a nail-biting wait to know what kind of penalty their products would have to pay. Well 19% is the answer, down from an initial 35%. We report from Thailand.

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Presenters: Rob Young and Pria Rai

(Photo: Palestinians injured in what the Gaza health ministry say was Israeli fire near a distribution site in Rafah, receive treatment at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Credit: Hatem Khaled/Reuters)

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  • Fri 1 Aug 202505:06GMT