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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Child Mohammad Husam Al-Kurdi

Children and Their Mother Victims of Airstrike

Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a civilian home in northern Gaza without prior warning, resulting in casualties among women and children.

Child Shelled While Gathering Firewood

Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a child and his cousin while they were on a horse-drawn cart collecting firewood. The child was injured, while his cousin and other civilians in the same street were martyred.

Rescue of a Child from Under the Rubble

After Israeli occupation aircraft bombed the home, causing it to collapse on its inhabitants, civil defense teams rescued the child who remained trapped under the rubble.

Paramedic Checking on a Child After the Bombing

Following an airstrike by Israeli occupation aircraft, Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics are checking on the injured children.

Child Eileen Mohammed Al-Athamna

Child Eileen Mohammed Al-Athamna was playing in front of her home when the Israeli occupation bombed the house in Al-Jenina neighborhood, east of Rafah Governorate, without prior warning.

Massacre Against Children

Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a home in Rafah Governorate belonging to a family displaced from Gaza City to Rafah, committing a horrific massacre against children and the elderly.

Child Yasmin Abu Rukab

Infant Martyr Less Than Three Months Old

An infant martyr, less than three months old, was martyred following an Israeli airstrike on his home in Rafah Governorate.

Child Yazan Hasan Omar Mehanna

Child Yazan Hasan Omar Mehanna, not yet one year old, was martyred following an Israeli occupation airstrike on Rafah Governorate without prior warning.