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Briana Lupea

ADVERTISEMENT A new short film, released by the charities Save the Children and Choose Love, sees an extraordinary cast of actors, musicians and campaigners recite Michael Rosen’s poem "Don’t Mention the Children" - a work written more than a decade ago after Israel banned the broadcast of an advert naming children killed in Gaza. Its verses feel even more relevant now: since October 2023, officials in Gaza report more than 20,000 children killed in the conflict. Israel says it is targeting