Palestinian children under occupation

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The targeting of Palestinian children and their killing has been a consistent policy pursued by the Israeli political and military leadership and adopted at the highest levels; this explains the high number of child martyrs; human rights organizations have documented the deaths of 2,080 children by the Israeli occupation army since 2000; The start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada; until November 2018; 546 Palestinian children during the year 2014; most of them ascended during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, Including the crime of burning and killing the martyr Mohammed Abu Khudair, after he was kidnapped by the settlers; and the crime of burning the Dawabsha family inside their home in the village of Duma south of Nablus

In general, most cases of child deaths are mainly related to Israeli military actions, remnants of war and mines, especially in Gaza; and to violence by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank.

The Israeli occupation forces have increased their targeting of Palestinian children during the "return marches" in the Gaza Strip. From the beginning of March 2018 to the first of November 2018, according to the Ministry of Health, 24516 Palestinians were wounded, including 4,072 children.

That these large numbers give a serious indication that Israel continues to place the lives of Palestinian children in the circle of targeting. It was confirmed that Israel's record of violations of the rights of Palestinian children was full of images of terrorism and that it did not weigh any international morality, rules or treaties. Despite all this, Israel continues to stand by its crimes under the protection of the United States, outside the cycle of punishment.

Arrest of children:

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Since 1967, the Israeli occupation authorities have arrested tens of thousands of Palestinian children; since the Al-Aqsa Intifada, more than 10,000 children have been arrested; an average of 700 children a year.

These children are subjected to the cruelty of torture, unfair trials and inhuman treatment, which violate their fundamental rights and threaten their future, in violation of the rules of international law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Israeli occupation authorities deny Palestinian prisoners the right not to be subjected to arbitrary detention The right to a lawyer, the right of the family to know the reason and place of detention of the child, the right to appear before a judge, the right to challenge and challenge the charge, the right to contact the outside world and the right to humane treatment that preserves the dignity of the detained child .

Palestinian children held in Israeli jails and detention centers suffer from harsh and inhumane conditions of detention, which lack the minimum international standards for the rights of children and the rights of prisoners; they suffer from lack of food and clothing, lack of hygiene, insect infestation, overcrowding and detention in rooms where there is no ventilation and lighting Medical negligence and lack of health care, Lack of access to entertainment, lack of clothing, lack of means of play, recreation and entertainment, exclusion from the outside world, denial of visits to parents, lack of counselors and psychologists, detention with adults, detention with Israeli criminal children, verbal abuse, This is reflected in the reports of many local and international institutions, notably the Defense for Children International Movement / Palestine Branch and UNICEF.

The occupation use Palestinian children as human shields:

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The Israeli occupation forces resort to the use of Palestinian children as human shields during the storming of houses of citizens, or in the presence of confrontations or military operations in Palestinian cities, towns and camps; in order to protect themselves from resistance; exposing these children to psychological and physical risks that may lead to loss of their lives.

The use of civilians as human shields is a new old Israeli policy; although international humanitarian law prohibits the use of civilians as human shields, exploits them to make certain points or areas immune from hostilities, and obliges the combat forces to make every effort to protect civilians not taking part in the fighting No risk.

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has expressed serious concern about the "continued use of Palestinian children as human shields by Israeli occupation soldiers and guardianship", saying 14 cases were reported between January 2010 and March 2013.