OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military detention.
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Israeli forces’ systemic denial of fair trial rights to Palestinian child prisoners...
Ramallah, June 1, 2023—Israeli authorities' systematic denial of fair trial rights to Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces from the occupied West Bank and prosecuted in Israeli military... -
Israeli forces raid and seal shut DCIP office, leaving official notice declaring...
Ramallah, August 18, 2022—Israeli forces raided Defense for Children International - Palestine’s headquarters in the central occupied West Bank early Thursday morning. Israeli forces raided DCIP’s headquarters located... -
Israeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian boy during military incursion into Nablus
Ramallah, February 23, 2023—Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy during a military raid on Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank yesterday. Mohammad Farid Mohammad... -
Israeli forces kill two Palestinian children during incursion into Jenin refugee camp...
Ramallah, January 26, 2023—Israeli forces killed two Palestinian boys during an Israeli military incursion into Jenin refugee camp today. Abdullah Marwan Juma’a Mousa, 17, and Wasim Amjad Aref...
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June 05, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesTwo-year-old Palestinian boy shot in head by Israeli forces dies in hospital
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June 01, 2023 Military DetentionIsraeli forces’ systemic denial of fair trial rights to Palestinian child prisoners amounts to arbitrary detention
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May 18, 2023 Settler and Soldier ViolenceIsraeli forces use five Palestinian children as human shields
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May 09, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli airstrikes kill 4 Palestinian children in Gaza
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May 01, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot, kill two Palestinian boys in the occupied West Bank
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April 17, 2023 Military DetentionPalestinian teen arbitrarily detained by Israeli forces despite bail order
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April 10, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot, kill 17-year-old Palestinian boy near Jericho
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March 16, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli special forces shoot, kill Palestinian boy riding his bike in Jenin
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March 10, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot dead 14-year-old Palestinian boy in Qalqilya
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March 09, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot, kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy with expanding bullet in Jenin
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March 04, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill 17-year-old Palestinian boy in Azzun
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February 27, 2023 Settler and Soldier ViolenceIsraeli settlers attack Palestinian families in Huwara
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February 23, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian boy during military incursion into Nablus
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February 20, 2023 Fatalities and Injuries16-year-old Palestinian boy succumbs to Israeli gunshot wound after 12 days
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February 14, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot, kill 17-year-old Palestinian boy in Al-Far’a refugee camp
