Behind the staggering death toll of 17,000 children in Gaza are faces, names, and dreams that will never be realized. Here are a few.
Israel’s War in Gaza Has Killed Over 17,000 Children. These Are the Stories of 28 of Them
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The infants who died at the sound of bombs: Death without weeping
For two weeks, Iran endured relentless military aggression from Israel and the US. More than 400 civilians have been killed and over 3,000 wounded.
French woman files complaint against Israel over killing of grandchildren in Gaza
A grandmother has filed a criminal complaint in France, holding Israel liable for killing her grandchildren – in order to stop the “infernal weapon of genocide” in Gaza
It Took 24 Hours to Speak the Names of 12,000 Children Israel Killed in Gaza – A Fraction of the Total
This group held a vigil at Harvard University to commemorate the over 50,000 Palestinian children killed or wounded in Gaza during 600 days of Israeli bombs, bullets, and blockades.
‘One of the most heartbreaking tragedies’: Gaza doctor’s last goodbye before nine children killed in airstrike
Dr Alaa al-Najjar was at work when an indiscriminate Israeli strike destroyed her home, leaving one son and her husband as survivors.
Israel targets Palestinian boys
International law provides special protection for children in armed conflicts. Countless Palestinian children have been killed, yet no law is protecting them.
15 Family Members Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza; Only Seven-year-old, His Mother Survived
The likely target of last week’s IDF strike in Gaza City was a Hamas Finance Ministry employee. He and his five daughters were killed. ‘Everyone was gone – my brother and his kids, my sister and hers, my husband and our children,’ his wife said.
Israeli forces shoot dead 12-year-old Palestinian boy near Jenin
Mahmoud Methqal Ali Abu Al-Haija was shot dead in the abdomen by Israeli forces who opened fire indiscriminately on April 23 in the Al-Thahra cemetery in the Palestinian town of Al-Yamoun, west of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. In 2024, Israeli forces & settlers killed at least 93 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank
WATCH: Through a Child’s Eyes: Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
Defence for Children Palestine creates a powerful video from the perspective of the youth in Gaza amidst the genocide that Israel is insistent on maintaining.
Why Israel is waging war on Palestinian children
The Palestinian youth inherited from past generations a love of the land, preserving the dream of return, and for that, they must be eliminated.