"We will annihilate them all in Gaza and return safe..." This phrase resonated with the voices of Israeli children on the airwaves of the official Israeli Broadcasting Authority and its social media accounts, before the station quickly realized the gravity of the words and deleted them amidst a wave of comments and criticism. The official channel "Kan" aired a song sung by young Israeli children on the occasion of World Children's Day, celebrated on November 20.
The song, titled "Friendship," was described by many Arab and foreign commentators on social media, particularly on “X,” as a song of "death and killing." It included lines such as, "Our planes tear Gaza to shreds, and our army crosses the borders."
The children sang violent lyrics, stating "Next year we will leave nothing there, and we will return safely to our homes," referring to the obliteration of everything, both people and property, in the besieged and densely populated Palestinian enclave. They continued, "In a year we will annihilate them all and then return to plow and cultivate our fields."
Later, they praised the "bravery of the Israeli army whose soldiers sacrificed their lives" to protect Israeli citizens. However, the violent lyrics of the song sparked widespread outrage on social media, prompting the "Kan" channel to delete it later, according to several Israeli websites.
