The International Committee for the Defense of Children has accused the Israeli occupation authorities of killing 16 Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since the beginning of this year.
The organization said in a report issued by its office in the Palestinian territories on Tuesday that among the dead were 12 children from the Gaza Strip and 4 children in the West Bank. In its report, the movement accused the Israeli army of using "excessive force and explosive live bullets against children with the aim of killing them or causing them permanent disabilities, taking advantage of their lack of accountability and the protection afforded by the Israeli government." "The Israeli violations have resulted in many tragedies for the children, some of whom" dream of walking and playing again, and others have lost their eyes after being shot by the Israeli. " PCA documented the case of the child Baraa al-Kafarna, 11, from the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, who lost his right eye with a rubber-coated metal bullet during his participation in the march on 31 May. The report also documented the injury of 10-year-old Abdel Rahman Shteiwi from the village of Kafr Qaddoum in the northern West Bank town of Qalqilya, where he remains in serious condition since 12 July. . The movement explained in its statement that the doctors succeeded in stopping the bleeding in Ashtoy, but he still does not move or speak. The World Movement called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations to include the Israeli army in its annual report on children and armed conflict for grave violations of children. DCI is part of the International Coalition for the Defense of Children International, founded in Geneva in 1979.
