Bournemouth Beach Memorializes 11,500 Palestinian Children Killed in Israeli Strikes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Bournemouth Beach, a seaside resort town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England, was turned into a solemn memorial, remembering the 11,500 Palestinian children who were killed in the Israeli war on Gaza.
Led by the political campaign group Donkeys, volunteers transformed a five-kilometer stretch of sand into a sprawling memorial, using the poignant symbols of children's clothing.
"Israel has killed over 11,500 Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7th.... It’s impossible to imagine that number. This is what it looks like. A line 5km long," the group said on X.
Tops and bottoms of children's garments arranged meticulously along the beach, serve as a stark reminder of the human cost of conflict.
"We’re really trying to show the scale of what’s happening since it’s very difficult for people to understand these kind of numbers. So many children have been killed in Gaza and our own politicians and other governments around the world are really doing nothing to stop it," a spokesman for the group James told Bournemouth One radio on Monday.
"It’s going to take people like us to try and build this very strong visual to wake people up and say that there needs to be a ceasefire," he added.
Israel has mounted a deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, killing at least 27,585 Palestinians and injuring 66,978.
The Israeli offensive has left 85% of Gaza’s population internally displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.
