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US Muslim Civil Rights Group Condemns Israeli Attacks Killing 7 Palestinians, Including Infant

Gaza city: The US' largest Muslim civil rights group on Saturday condemned Israeli attacks that killed at least seven Palestinians, including one 7-month-old baby. In Gaza City, an Israeli drone strike on a tent sheltering displaced civilians left six people dead and 10 others injured, including children, on Saturday. On Friday, an infant was killed and his parents were wounded when the Israeli army shot at the family's car in the Tel Rumeida area in the southern occupied West Bank.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued a statement describing the incidents as horrific crimes. "The murder of a seven-month-old baby by Israeli forces in the illegally-occupied West Bank and an Israeli massacre at a wedding in Gaza are horrific crimes that should shock the conscience of every person," the statement read. CAIR criticized the use of American taxpayer-supplied weapons in these attacks and called for accountability.

The statement urged the US government and the international community to take action against these atrocities, emphasizing the need to protect Palestinian civilians, end the occupation, and uphold international law. The attacks are reported to have occurred amidst ongoing Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement that commenced on October 10.

Since the enforcement of the ceasefire, Palestinian authorities report that at least 951 Palestinians have been killed and 2,984 others injured in ongoing Israeli attacks. The occupied West Bank has seen increasing Israeli military raids, arrests, and settlement expansion since the conflict in the Gaza Strip intensified in October 2023.