Israeli authorities detain Palestinian children for hundreds of days without charge pursuant to administrative detention orders.
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DCIP awarded international prize for its impact on Palestinian children’s lives
Ramallah, September 21, 2023—Defense for Children International - Palestine is the 2023 recipient of the Rafto Prize the Rafto Foundation for Human Rights announced today. The Professor Thorolf... -
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 special forces shoot, kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Jenin
Ramallah, September 20, 2023—Israeli special forces shot and killed a Palestinian boy during an incursion into Jenin yesterday. Rafat Omar Ahmad Khamayseh, 15, was shot by Israeli special... -
Israeli forces shoot, kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Arroub refugee camp
Ramallah, September 10, 2023—Israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the southern occupied West Bank last night. Milad Monther Wajih Al-Raei, 15, was shot in... -
Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian boy after alleged shooting attack
Ramallah, September 6, 2023—Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy yesterday in the Jordan valley after he allegedly carried out a shooting attack. Mohammad Yousef Ismail... -
Four Palestinian children killed in Israeli military offensive on Jenin
Ramallah, July 4, 2023—Israeli forces killed four Palestinian children in Jenin since launching a military offensive on the city yesterday. An Israeli sniper shot 16-year-old Abdulrahman Hasan Ahmad... -
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...
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September 22, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli sniper kills 16-year-old Palestinian boy after shooting attack
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September 21, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesDCIP awarded international prize for its impact on Palestinian children’s lives
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September 20, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli special forces shoot, kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Jenin
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September 10, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot, kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Arroub refugee camp
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September 06, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian boy after alleged shooting attack
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August 31, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill, withhold body of 14-year-old Palestinian boy in Jerusalem
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August 22, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces fatally shoot 17-year-old Palestinian boy in back of head
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August 16, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy during incursion in Jericho
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August 07, 2023 Fatalities and Injuries17-year-old Palestinian boy succumbs to gunshot wound from Israeli settler
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August 07, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli special forces kill, confiscate body of 16-year-old Palestinian boy
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August 04, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian boy at point-blank range
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August 02, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces kill, withhold body of 15-year-old Palestinian boy
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July 21, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesIsraeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy protesting settlements
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July 20, 2023 Fatalities and Injuries
Israeli forces blind 3 Palestinian children with live ammunition, stun grenade
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July 04, 2023 Fatalities and InjuriesFour Palestinian children killed in Israeli military offensive on Jenin
