OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military detention.
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Israeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy
Ramallah, June 11, 2021—Israeli forces shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian boy today in the northern occupied West Bank. Israeli forces shot Mohammad Said Mohammad Hamayel, 16, with live... -
67 Palestinian children killed in Gaza as missing toddler’s body is located...
Ramallah, May 21, 2021—The body of a Palestinian toddler was found under the rubble of her home today, nine days after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, bringing... -
Israeli forces kill 17-year-old Palestinian in Arroub refugee camp
Ramallah, May 17, 2021—Israeli forces shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian boy today in the southern West Bank. Obaida Akram Abdurahman Jawabra, 17, was shot dead by Israeli...
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June 11, 2021 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy
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June 03, 2021 Military DetentionIsraeli military court renews Palestinian teen’s administrative detention
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May 25, 2021 Military DetentionIsraeli police arbitrarily detain 11-year-old boy in East Jerusalem
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May 24, 2021 Fatalities and InjuriesEarly reports suggest Israeli forces unlawfully killed 17-year-old Palestinian boy
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May 24, 2021 Right to a Childhood
Parenting in Gaza amid Israeli bombardment and siege
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May 21, 2021 Fatalities and Injuries67 Palestinian children killed in Gaza as missing toddler’s body is located in rubble
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May 21, 2021 Fatalities and InjuriesPalestinian families sheltering in UNRWA schools plead for humanitarian aid
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May 20, 2021 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli airstrikes kill two Palestinian girls on 10th day of Gaza Strip bombing
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May 20, 2021 Fatalities and Injuries14-year-old Palestinian boy succumbs to wounds days after Israeli forces shot him
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May 19, 2021 Fatalities and Injuries4 more Palestinian children dead in Gaza Strip, child death toll rises to 64
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May 18, 2021 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian in Bil’in
