A vigil was held at Taipei's main train station to remember children killed and injured in Gaza and Lebanon as Israel's campaigns continue.
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00:00Dozens have come to Taipei's main train station to hold a vigil and bring attention to the
00:11plight of children in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
00:14To mark World Children's Day, celebrated earlier this week, people here say children and other
00:19civilians in those areas are caught in the middle of fighting between Israel and militant
00:23groups Hamas and Hezbollah.
00:25A recent report by the UN Human Rights Office says that as many as 70 percent of those killed
00:30in the war in Gaza are women and children, numbers disputed by Israel.
00:35Participants wrote down the names of the children killed in the conflicts and read aloud stories
00:39about them.
00:40Ibrahim was injured and received no treatment for five days in Gaza.
00:49He died a painful death.
00:53May he rest in peace.
00:56Organizers say it's difficult for stories about the violence in Gaza to break through
01:00in Taiwan.
01:01I think in Taiwan there's a tendency for it to just puppet mainstream media, especially
01:09western news, and it does not reflect the reality of the world.
01:14As Israel's attacks in the region press on, those here are calling on the world to prioritize
01:19the safety of children in war.
01:21Patrick Chun and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.