Children

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.

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One-Week-Old Infant at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital

On November 28, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft bombed the neonatal unit at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of a one-week-old infant, whose identity remains unknown, along with several other infants in the unit.

Massacre at School in Al-Bureij Refugee Camp

On November 20, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a school in Al-Bureij refugee camp, located in the southern Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in dozens of casualties, with most of the martyrs and injured being women and children.

A Girl from the Al-Da’alis Family

On October 19, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a house belonging to the Al-Da’alis family near Al-Ahli Club in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, leading to its destruction along with neighboring homes. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of seven civilians.

A Child Dies on an Animal-Drawn Cart

A child dies on a rain-soaked journey as his family flees their home on an animal-drawn cart, forced to leave due to the Israeli occupation’s mass displacement of thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza to the south.

A Child Rescued After 9 Days

Following an Israeli airstrike on a house in Al-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, a child was rescued from the rubble after spending 9 days trapped beneath the debris, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area.

A Palestinian Bids Farewell to His Two Children

A Malnourished Child

Every day, numerous cases of malnutrition arrive at Kamal Adwan Hospital and other hospitals across Gaza. Dozens of children have died as a result of malnutrition.

A Woman Cries Over Her Martyred Child

Palestinian Woman Bids Farewell to Her Three Children

“Where are you going, my beloved? Where are you going?”
A Palestinian woman bids farewell to her three children who were martyred due to an Israeli occupation airstrike on their home.

Father Bids Farewell to His Daughter Mervat

A father bids farewell to his daughter, child Mervat, who was martyred due to Israeli occupation bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.