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"There was no consideration of us being children, they treated us like the militants of 7 October."

Those actions were based on allegations that their pro-Palestinian protest activities were “pro-Hamas” — the militant group that the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization — and a threat to U.S. security and foreign policy.

Earlier this week, a surviving paramedic told the BBC the ambulances had their lights on and denied his colleagues were linked with any militant group.

Israel claimed a number of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants had been killed in the incident, but it has not provided any evidence or further explained the threat to its troops.

“He was absolutely militant about sticking to the highest standards of objective reporting,” McManus said.