FACT SHEET: THE STATE OF PALESTINE’S CHILDREN UNDER OCCUPATION
“I urge Israel to take concrete and immediate steps, including by reviewing existing policies and practices, to protect children, to prevent the killing and maiming of children, and to respect the special protections afforded to schools and hospitals. An essential measure in that regard is ensuring accountability for perpetrators of alleged violations.”
-Report of the Secretary-General, 5 June 2015
Current Reality
- One Palestinian child was killed by the IOF every 3 days between 2000 and 2013.[i]
- 1 October – 13 October: 8 children killed by the IOF across the OPT. This includes Amjad Al-Jundi (17), Abdel-Rahman Obeidallah (11), IshaqBadran (16), Ahmad Sharaka (13), Hasan Khaled Manasra (15), Mohammad Al-Raqab (15), Hesham Barbakh (13), Khalil Othman (15), and Rahaf Hassan (2).[ii]
- Since 1967, 95,000 Palestinian children have been detained by the IOF, 62% of whom have likely been subjected to some form of physical violence.[iii]
- Each year, approximately 700 Palestinian children are arrested, interrogated, and detained by the IOF. Children consistently experience strip-searches, physical and psychological abuse, and other forms of harassment and intimidation during forced interrogations and while imprisoned. [iv]
- 15 – 28 September: 40 children arrested by the IOF in the Jerusalem governorate.[v]
- 29 September – 5 October: At least 14 children arrested by the IOF in Jerusalem.[vi]
- Children are severely affected by the current deteriorating situation in the OPT. Since 15 September, the IOF has injured 119 children, detained 75, and temporarily detained 30 at checkpoints and in residential areas.[vii]
- 15 – 28 September: 43 children injured during clashes with the IOF in the Gaza Strip.[viii]
- 15 – 28 September: 37 children injured during IOF search and arrest operations in 6 West Bank cities and villages.[ix]
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