This section documents the crimes targeting Palestinian children during the war on the Gaza Strip, including indiscriminate attacks and bombings that resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of innocent children. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stated that the Gaza Strip has become the most dangerous place for children in the world, and a UNICEF official said, "A child suffering from illness in Gaza is condemned to a slow death because they cannot receive the treatment they need, and it is unlikely they will survive long enough to leave." Since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces have killed more than sixteen thousand Palestinian children.
Three Children with Liver and Spleen Diseases
Palestinian Yasser Abdul Aziz has three children in critical condition with liver and spleen issues. He was besieged by the Israeli occupation in Hamad City in Khan Yunis when Israeli occupation aircraft bombed the residential building over them. Two children were martyred due to injuries and inhalation of toxic gases from the bombardment, while the third child is in a very critical condition.
Two Children, Baraa and Hasan
Freed prisoner Wafaa Al-Bas spent over seven years in Israeli occupation prisons. After their four-story house in northern Gaza was bombed, the family displaced to Gaza City, where Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the home they fled to, resulting in the deaths of her two children, Baraa and Hassan.
Unidentified Children
A group of unidentified children in Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, each child is the sole survivor of their family. Israeli occupation aircraft bombed Palestinian families as they fled from northern Gaza to the south, escaping famine and genocide, committing a massacre against them before they could reach safety.