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Civil society organization dedicated to defending the human rights of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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Defense for Children
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NEW: Israeli forces are detaining a record number of Palestinian children without charge since DCIP began monitoring Palestinian child administrative detainees in 2008. 1 in 3 of all Palestinian child detainees are being held without charge. Read more:
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Israeli forces killed 17-year-old Obaida Jawabreh today in Al-Arroub refugee camp in the southern West Bank. Obaida was the subject of a @DCIPalestine short film with the same name released in 2019. RIP Obaida.
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12-year-old Dunia lost her leg in an Israeli airstrike that killed her whole family. We filmed this video with Dunia during the seven-day truce, and yesterday an Israeli tank-fired shell killed her while she was recovering in Naser Hospital in Khan Younis.
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On Sunday in Balata refugee camp, Israeli forces released a military dog on 4-year-old Ibrahim Hashash, who suffered internal and external injuries after the dog tore off his clothes and bit him for at least three minutes.
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BREAKING: Israeli forces raided our main office in Al-Bireh today around 5 a.m., confiscating computers, laptops, and files concerning our Palestinian child detainee clients in the Israeli military courts. We were not informed of the reason for the raid.
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GAZA UPDATE: More than 1,030 Palestinian children in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces since October 7, or about one child every 15 minutes, and more than one-third of the total death toll.
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BREAKING: Israeli forces killed 5-year-old Alaa Abdullah Riyad Qaddoum today in an airstrike in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City. Alaa's father and six-year-old brother were injured in the same attack. #GazaUnderAttack
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Israeli forces shot and killed 11-year-old Mohammad Mo’ayyad Bahjat Abu Sara today near Beit Ummar north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Mohammad was shot while sitting in the back of his father's car and was pronounced dead after surgery at Al-Ahli hospital in Hebron.
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Israeli forces killed four Palestinian boys in the occupied West Bank in the last 24 hours: Ahmad Mohammad Hamed Abu Al-Haija, 16; Mahmoud Khaled Mahmoud Abu Al-Haija, 17; Ammar Mohammad Faisal Abu Al-Wafa, 14; and Mohammad Riad Fathi Saleh Farhan, 15.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 724 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and shelling in the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Israeli forces shot & killed 17-year-old Palestinian-American Mohammad Ahmed Mohammad Khdour in the occupied West Bank yesterday. He was in a car with a relative in a wooded area west of Biddu when Israeli forces opened fired, striking him with two bullets in the head.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 12-year-old Ahmad Abdulnaser Adnan Rabi today around 7 p.m. near Qalqilya in the northern occupied West Bank during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Ahmad sustained a gunshot wound to the waist.
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Breaking: Israeli forces killed Said Yousef Mohammad Odeh, 16, on May 5 around 9 p.m. in Odala, a village south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. He sustained two gunshot wounds from the back and died soon after.
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GAZA UPDATE: 1,661 Palestinian children are confirmed killed by the Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to the Ministry of Health. More than 4,000 Palestinian children are injured and hundreds are still missing under the rubble.
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An Israeli tank shelled Ghazal's family's car as they attempted to flee to southern Gaza. 4-year-old Ghazal was gravely injured, and her leg had to be amputated without anesthesia. "My daughter says everyone has two legs except her," Ghazal's mother said.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 4-year-old Ruqaya Ahmad Odeh Jahalin yesterday around 5:30 p.m. at an Israeli military checkpoint northwest of Jerusalem. Ruqaya was in the backseat of a car with her mother when Israeli forces shot her in the back.
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THREAD: Israeli authorities have agreed to release 150 Palestinian prisoners, including children, as part of a four-day truce agreement with Hamas. Israeli forces detain, interrogate, prosecute, and imprison 500-700 Palestinian children between the ages of 12-17 each year.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli forces have killed 3,457 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7, accounting for more than 40% of the total death toll. One Palestinian child has been killed every 10 minutes. Read more:
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BREAKING: Israeli forces shot and killed 14-year-old Adel Ibrahim Adel Daud today. Israeli forces shot Adel in the head with live ammunition around 3 pm near the Israeli separation barrier, south of Qalqilya in the northern occupied West Bank. He was pronounced dead around 7 pm.
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GAZA UPDATE: 4,237 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza. Israeli forces have killed twice as many Palestinian children in Gaza over the past month than the total number of Palestinian children killed in the West Bank and Gaza combined since 1967.
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Israeli forces killed two Palestinian boys in the occupied West Bank yesterday: Ammar Mohammad Abdelfattah Abu Hussein, 16, & Mahmoud Othman Mohammad Warani, 15. Israeli forces killed at least 121 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank this year.
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🚨 Doctors at besieged Al-Shifa Hospital have removed 39 premature babies from incubators due to lack of oxygen. At least one baby has already died. Israeli forces have surrounded Al-Shifa and are shooting anyone who tries to leave, including doctors moving between buildings.
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🚨 URGENT UPDATE: Doctors in #Gaza have issued an urgent warning that the lives of 130 premature babies are in imminent danger if fuel does not reach hospitals soon. 1/4
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BREAKING: Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian children during a military incursion into Jenin today: 8-year-old Adam Samer Othman Al-Ghoul and 15-year-old Basel Suleiman Tawfiq Abu Al-Wafa. Full report coming soon.
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NEW: Israeli soldiers forced Ahed, 16, to stand in front of their military vehicle for two hours as Palestinian gunmen shot heavily toward the Israeli forces’ position. Ahed was later hospitalized for intense mental stress and a severe lack of oxygen.
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UPDATE: The Palestinian child death count in Gaza has climbed to 614, according to the Ministry of Health.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 583 Palestinian children have been killed by the Israeli military offensive on Gaza, 1/3 of the total death toll. Israeli forces have made clear their plans to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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GAZA UPDATE: 447 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health. Nonstop Israeli airstrikes forced our field researcher to relocate his family four times yesterday & DCIP has been unable to confirm additional fatalities.
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We confirmed Israeli forces killed 15-year-old Ahmad Zahi Ibrahim Bani Shamsa in Beita near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. He was shot with live ammunition around 4 pm yesterday and pronounced dead around 3 am today.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 2,055 Palestinian children in Gaza have been killed by nonstop Israeli airstrikes & shelling since Oct. 7, and 830 children are reported missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings. 182 Palestinian children were killed in Gaza just in the last 24 hours.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 10-year-old Mohammad Ibrahim Fahed Bahloul around 6:30 p.m. yesterday in Beita, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.
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Israeli snipers in Al-Far'a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank shot Maher Abdullah Ahmad Jawabra, 14, in the head today from 250-300 meters (820-984 ft) away, killing him. Maher bled for an hour as Israeli forces prevented paramedics from reaching him.
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GAZA UPDATE: There is no update to the number of Palestinian fatalities today as Israeli forces are besieging hospitals and cut telecommunications. The current number of Palestinian child fatalities in Gaza is unknown.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 4,506 Palestinian children have been killed during the Israeli bombardment and ground invasion into the Gaza Strip. An additional 1,500 Palestinian children have been reported missing, most of them likely dead under the rubble.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 1,524 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health, about 40% of the total death toll since Israeli forces began bombarding the Gaza Strip on October 7.
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Israeli forces have killed 7 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank in the last 24 hours. All were killed in the context of demonstrations across the West Bank as Israeli forces use intentional lethal force to repress Palestinian protests.
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Israeli forces arrested Obaida twice as a young teenager. After he shared his experience in Israeli military detention in this short film two years ago, Israeli forces detained him a third time and released him without charge.
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GAZA UPDATE: 3,195 Palestinian children are confirmed killed in Gaza and at least 1,000 are missing under the rubble as Israel isolates Gaza from the rest of the world. Along with other organizations, DCIP has completely lost contact with staff in Gaza.
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Israeli forces unleashed an attack dog in the Hashash family home in Balata refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank in February. The dog mauled four-year-old Ibrahim for several minutes, seriously injuring the lower part of his body.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli forces killed at least 305 Palestinian children in the last 24 hours, marking the deadliest day for Palestinians in Gaza since Oct 7. At least 2,360 Palestinian children in Gaza have been killed.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 3,324 Palestinian children have been killed during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Nearly 7,000 children are injured and about 1,000 are missing under the rubble.
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GAZA UPDATE: 2,704 Palestinian children have been killed by the Israeli military's bombardment of the Gaza Strip, including 344 children just in the last 24 hours. At least 900 children are missing under the rubble.
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10-year-old Mohammad is covered in burns and shrapnel wounds from head to toe after surviving an Israeli attack in Gaza. His father says, "Mohammad is my whole life."
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BREAKING: Israeli forces broke into our Ramallah office early this morning, confiscating client files, welding the door shut, and leaving a notice ordering the organization closed. #StandWithThe6
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We confirmed 13-year-old Omar Hasan Mousa Abu Al-Nil died today, a week after Israeli forces shot him with live ammunition. Omar is the 73rd Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces this year, according to @DCIPalestine documentation.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli forces have killed at least 4,324 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7, and an additional 1,350 children are missing under the rubble, most of whom are presumed dead.
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Video surveillance footage from inside the DCIP office shows Israeli forces breaking down the door at 5:15 a.m. The Israeli soldiers moved through the office confiscating computers, laptops, and files, and then cut the closed-circuit television camera feed at 5:27 a.m.
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Israeli forces have killed more than 8,500 Palestinian children in Gaza. Starvation, dehydration, and disease threaten the lives of many more as a cold, wet winter sets in.
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GAZA UPDATE: 91 Palestinian children in Gaza, including entire families, have been killed in the Israeli military offensive since Saturday morning. @DCIPalestine has confirmed the killing of at least 50 children in direct Israeli attacks so far.
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NEW: A 17-year-old Palestinian boy detained by Israeli forces in administrative detention was attacked by an Israeli military dog. Yousef was one of the children released at the end of November as part of the truce agreement.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 4,008 Palestinian children have been killed during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip that began on October 7, and an additional 1,270 children are reported missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
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GAZA UPDATE: 1,873 Palestinian children have been killed in Israeli airstrikes & shelling in the Gaza Strip since October 7. More than 4,600 children are injured as hospitals run out of fuel, electricity, and medical supplies.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 1,756 Palestinian children have been killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip. DCIP is preparing regular reports on the UN's Children and Armed Conflict agenda & grave violations against Palestinian children. Read more:
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GAZA UPDATE: More than 6,600 Palestinian children in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces since October 7, according to the Governmental Media Office. Thousands more are still missing under the rubble.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 5,840 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The official fatality count does not include the thousands of Palestinians, including many children, still missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 15-year-old Jana Majdi Issam Assaf last night in the Al-Bayader neighborhood of Jenin while she was on the roof of her family's home. She sustained two bullet wounds to the chest and one to the head. Full report soon.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 4,506 Palestinian children have been killed during the Israeli bombardment and ground invasion into the Gaza Strip. An additional 1,500 Palestinian children have been reported missing, most of them likely dead under the rubble.
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Israeli forces shot two Palestinian boys in the occupied West Bank, 17-year-old Amr Sweidan and 8-year-old Kareem Sharaab, in the neck with live ammunition recently. Kareem's legs are now paralyzed, while all four of Amr's limbs are paralyzed. Read more:
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli forces have killed at least 4,104 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7. Approximately 1,300 children are under the rubble of destroyed buildings, most of whom are presumed dead.
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Omar Mahmoud Sadeq Abu Baker, 16, was shot in the chest by an Israeli soldier around 8:30 p.m. last night in Yabad. He is the 68th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since October 7.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 326 Palestinian children in Gaza. @DCIPalestine has been able to confirm 105 Palestinian child fatalities in Gaza, including six-month-old Diaa' Ahmad Abdulati Salah from Jabalia refugee camp.
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UPDATE: At least 21 Palestinian children have starved to death in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health.
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At least 17 Palestinian children have starved to death in Gaza in recent days as Israeli authorities continue to block and restrict humanitarian aid. The true death toll from starvation is feared to be much higher. Read more:
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Israeli forces shot and killed Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour, 17, today near the Gaza perimeter fence east of Khan Younis. Israeli forces deployed on the other side of the fence shot and killed Bashar around 10 a.m. He sustained two gunshot wounds to the right side of his chest.
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Search and rescue teams in Gaza City today recovered the bodies of 7 more children killed in Israeli airstrikes early Sunday morning, bringing the total number of Palestinian children killed in the #Gaza Strip to 60 since May 10. Read our May 17 update »
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Israeli forces raided our office and welded our front door shut this morning, nearly a year after outlawing our work and calling us terrorists for protecting & defending Palestinian children's rights. This work isn't getting easier—but we aren't going anywhere. #StandWithThe6
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Breaking: Israeli forces killed 15-year-old Ali Ayman Saleh Nasr today, Dec. 4, in the village of Al-Mughayyer northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces shot Ali in the stomach with live ammunition.
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An Israeli drone strike killed 17-year-old Wadea Yaser Hasan Asous south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank early this morning. Six other young Palestinian men were killed in the same strike, including Wadea's older brother.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli forces have killed at least 6,150 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7, according to the governmental media office.
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An Israeli soldier inside an armored military vehicle shot and killed Sadil, 14, while driving away from her family home in Jenin on Monday. The bullet struck the front of her head and exited the back. Sadil died this morning. Read the news alert:
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Israeli forces shot 14-year-old Sadil Ghasan Ibrahim Naghnaghieh in the head around 8 a.m. on June 19 while she recorded the Israeli military incursion into Jenin refugee camp on her phone. Sadil died from her injuries around 6 a.m. today at Jenin Government Hospital.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 17-year-old Usaid Tareq Anis Rimawi early this morning in the village of Beit Rima in the occupied West Bank as he tried to offer help to two young Palestinian men shot by Israeli forces.
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Breaking: Israeli special forces shot 14-year-old Omar Mohammad Omar Awadin in the back with live ammunition while he was riding his bike outside his parents' shop around 3 p.m. today in Jenin. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Jenin Government Hospital. Full report soon.
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 4,609 children have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since October 7, including at least three premature babies in besieged Al-Shifa Hospital that rely on incubators that are now defunct due to lack of electricity and oxygen.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli airstrikes & shelling have killed 500 Palestinian children in Gaza. The Ministry of Health reports that 1,537 Palestinians have been killed in total, meaning 1/3 of fatalities are children.
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GAZA UPDATE: 447 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health. Nonstop Israeli airstrikes forced our field researcher to relocate his family four times yesterday & DCIP has been unable to confirm additional fatalities.
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BREAKING: Amal Nakhleh, 18, has tested positive for COVID-19 while in Israeli military detention. He has been held without charge for a year. He suffers from a chronic autoimmune disease that affects his breathing and swallowing. Israeli authorities must release Amal immediately.
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Israeli authorities extended Amal Nakhleh's administrative detention order until May 18, 2022. He was detained without charge on Jan. 21, 2021—nearly a year ago. Amal suffers from a chronic autoimmune disease and turned 18 on Sunday. No charges have been filed against him.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Thaer Khalil Mohammad Maslat today around 11 am in Jabal Al-Taweel in the occupied West Bank city of Al-Bireh. Thaer is the tenth Palestinian child shot and killed by Israeli forces in 2022.
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Mohammad was a U.S. citizen and a senior in high school. Israeli forces shot and killed him in a wooded park where Palestinians pick mushrooms, sage, and other plants.
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Breaking: Israeli forces shot and killed 15-year-old Imad Khaled Saleh Hashash today during a raid on Balata refugee camp near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Imad was watching the raid from the roof of his house when Israeli forces shot him in the head with live ammunition.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli forces have killed 2,913 Palestinian children in Gaza, with at least 940 more missing under the rubble. These killings are overwhelmingly and unconditionally supported by the U.S. Read more:
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GAZA UPDATE: 4,710 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces since October 7, according to the governmental media office in Gaza. We believe the true child fatality count is significantly higher given the current conditions in Gaza.
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Around 1:30 pm yesterday in Nour Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces in a US-sourced Apache attack helicopter fired a missile at Palestinian civilians, killing 4 children: Yousef, 11, Mujuhed, 15, Udai, 15, & Sari, 15. Read more:
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Israeli forces shot 15-year-old Jana three times with live ammunition in her chest and head. She was on the roof of her home while Israeli forces conducted arrest operations in her neighborhood in Jenin. She is the 53rd Palestinian child killed in 2022.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 15-year-old Jana Majdi Issam Assaf last night in the Al-Bayader neighborhood of Jenin while she was on the roof of her family's home. She sustained two bullet wounds to the chest and one to the head. Full report soon.
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UPDATE: Today, Layan Musleh Hamdi Al-Shaer, 10, succumbed to wounds she sustained in an Israeli drone strike west of Khan Younis on August 5. She is the 17th Palestinian children confirmed killed in Gaza after the Israeli military launched a military offensive in August 5.
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16 Palestinian children are confirmed killed after the Israeli military launched a three-day military offensive on the Gaza Strip last Friday. Here's what we know so far »
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Tawfiq Hafez Tawfiq Ajaq, 17, a U.S. citizen, was killed yesterday as an Israeli settler and Israeli forces opened fire on his car in the occupied West Bank. It remains unclear whether the settler or a soldier fired the bullet that struck him in the head.
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Last night, a group of Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians in the village of Beitin, northeast of Ramallah, killing 17-year-old Omar Ahmad Abdulghani Hamed with a bullet to the forehead. Read more:
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GAZA UPDATE: At least 4,650 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, and 1,755 more children are reported missing. Most are presumed dead under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
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This is the latest act by Israeli authorities to increasingly push forward a campaign to delegitimize and criminalize Palestinian civil society and human rights organizations like @DCIPalestine .
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Israeli authorities detained Mohammad Mansour, then 17, one year ago today. To this day, no charges have been filed against him, and he remains in administrative detention.
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Two-year-old Mohammad Haitham Ibrahim Tamimi died around 2 pm today after Israeli forces shot him in the head with live ammunition on June 1 in Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. He is the 20th Palestinian child shot and killed by Israeli forces in 2023.
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NEW: 13-year-old Mohammad suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. His little brother, seven-year-old Mustafa, has leukemia. They fled their home in Gaza City for Khan Younis in the south, and are now living in a camp for displaced Palestinians.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Mohammad Farid Mohammad Haj Ahmad today during the Israeli military incursion into the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Mohammad sustained a gunshot wound to his neck on Faisal street as Israeli forces withdrew.
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GAZA UPDATE: @DCIPalestine has confirmed the killings of at least 33 Palestinian children in Gaza since yesterday morning. Details including names, faces, and ages to come soon.
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🚨 Breaking: Israeli forces killed 13-year-old Mohammad Rezq Shehadeh Salah today in Al-Khader, near Bethlehem in the central occupied West Bank. He is the second Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces this year. @DCIPalestine field researchers are confirming details now.
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GAZA UPDATE: More than 7,870 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7, according to the Governmental Media Office. Some children who survive the bombings, like 13-year-old Sarah, are now the only living members of their families.
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Israeli forces shot 14-year-old Sadil Ghasan Ibrahim Naghnaghieh in the head around 8 a.m. on June 19 while she recorded the Israeli military incursion into Jenin refugee camp on her phone. Sadil died from her injuries around 6 a.m. today at Jenin Government Hospital.
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Breaking: Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Mohammad Said Mohammad Hamayel in the village of Beita, southeast of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, around 4:30 p.m. today. The live bullet hit Mohammad in the chest and he was pronounced dead at Beita field hospital.
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GAZA UPDATE: The Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip has killed at least 3,648 Palestinian children, not including more than a thousand who are missing under the remnants of destroyed buildings.
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From newborn babies to Nakba survivors, the death toll from Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip has surpassed 8,500 Palestinians. We look at the numbers to illustrate the scale of the devastation ⤵️ 🔗:
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Israeli forces killed Hamza Ahmad Mostafa Hmaid, 16, and Ahmad Abdulrahman Issa Saleh, 17, with a drone-fired missile early this morning in Nour Shams refugee camp, near Tulkarem in the northern occupied West Bank. Read the news alert:
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Our field researcher confirmed that Israeli police came to 11-year-old Bassam's home today in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of East Jerusalem to arrest him because nearby Israeli settlers accused him of throwing stones. Bassam's family advocated for his release and succeeded.
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Israeli police arrest a 10 year old Palestinian boy in Jerualem and his sister is crying pleading for his release.
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12-year-old Judy and her family, including her sister Noor, who has cerebral palsy, were forced to flee their home in north Gaza during the Israeli military offensive. Judy and her mother carried Noor, whose wheelchair they had to leave behind.
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GAZA UPDATE: More than 1,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have been killed by Israeli attacks. Additional children are unaccounted for and missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings, indicating the true death toll is much higher. Our Oct 16 report:
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Israeli forces killed 4 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank today. Ahmad Mtair, 17, was shot & killed in Qalandia camp. Eid Merei, 15, Mohammad Masoud, 16 & Mohammad Abu Qatna, 17, were killed by an Israeli drone-fired missile near Jenin.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 140 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7. @DCIPalestine has documented the killings of 74 Palestinian children so far. Among the dead: 10-year-old Yazan Shamlakh and his baby brothers.
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GAZA UPDATE: Israeli forces have killed at least 3,542 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7. More than 1,000 children are missing—injured or presumed dead—under the rubble of entire city blocks as Israel flattens apartment buildings and refugee camps.
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