OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military detention.
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Palestinian children detained by Israel increases amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ramallah, April 21, 2020—The number of Palestinian child detainees in Israeli prisons and detention centers increased since January despite the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and widespread calls to... -
UK Lawyers for Israel recants allegations of DCIP material support to designated...
Ramallah, March 10, 2020—UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) recanted allegations that Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) “provides any financial or material support to any terrorist organisation”... -
Two years on, no accountability for Palestinian child protestors killed by Israeli...
Ramallah, March 30, 2020—After two years, there has been no justice and accountability for the unlawful killing and maiming Palestinian children during weekly demonstrations in the Gaza Strip,... -
Israeli forces’ transfer of Palestinian child detainees amounts to war crime
Ramallah, January 20, 2020—Israeli authorities transferred dozens of Palestinian child detainees outside the occupied West Bank to a prison inside Israel last week, amounting to a war crime....
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Latest News
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May 15, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot and kill 17-year-old boy on rooftop near Hebron
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May 13, 2020 Military DetentionUNICEF joins call to release Palestinian children in Israeli military detention
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May 07, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesPalestinian teen recruit dies from gunshot wound in Gaza
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April 21, 2020 Military DetentionPalestinian children detained by Israel increases amid COVID-19 pandemic
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March 25, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesDCIP urges ICC to hold Israeli forces accountable for war crimes
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March 30, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesTwo years on, no accountability for Palestinian child protestors killed by Israeli forces
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April 13, 2020 Military DetentionIsrael must release all Palestinian child detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic
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March 12, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot and kill 15-year-old Palestinian teen near Nablus
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March 10, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesUK Lawyers for Israel recants allegations of DCIP material support to designated terror group
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February 19, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesUN completes initial review of State of Palestine’s child rights record
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February 08, 2020 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot and kill 16-year-old Palestinian teen in Hebron
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January 22, 2020 Juvenile JusticeLegal analysis: Due process for Palestinian children in conflict with Palestinian law
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January 20, 2020 Military DetentionIsraeli forces’ transfer of Palestinian child detainees amounts to war crime
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December 18, 2019 Juvenile JusticeChildren languish in unsuitable Palestinian facilities during protracted pretrial detention
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November 14, 2019 Fatalities and InjuriesDeath toll of children rises to 8 in Israeli attacks on Gaza
No Way to Treat a Child
Each year the Israeli military detains and prosecutes around 700 Palestinian children.
Three out of four experience physical violence during arrest or interrogation.
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