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Youths, one holding a Palestine flag, crouch behind a sand embankment with a fence separating them from an Israeli military vehicle and soldiers

Israel kills teen, disabled man in Gaza protests

Maureen Clare Murphy 21 December 2018

Soldiers prevented paramedics from reaching Palestinians shot in West Bank. Read more about Israel kills teen, disabled man in Gaza protests

A paramedic carries a small child with blood splattered around his eye as others run alongside them

Gaza boy, 4, dies from Israeli fire

Maureen Clare Murphy 12 December 2018

Ahmad Yasir Sabri Abid is the youngest Palestinian to be killed during Great March of Return protests. Read more about Gaza boy, 4, dies from Israeli fire

A group of mourning women stand in front of arched doorway

Gaza child dies from 2014 drone strike

Maureen Clare Murphy 8 November 2018

Muhammad Nasir Ziad al-Rifi’s spine was hit by shrapnel that killed his father and twin brother. Read more about Gaza child dies from 2014 drone strike

Israel kills children and protester despite ceasefire

Maureen Clare Murphy 29 October 2018

Three boys die in an airstrike one day after Israel hit dozens of sites across Gaza. Read more about Israel kills children and protester despite ceasefire

Wreathed photo of boy standing at protest sits on desk in a schoolroom with boys sitting at the desks

Israel targets Gaza's children, say witnesses

Sarah Algherbawi 24 October 2018

Soldier heard threatening boy before he was shot dead. Read more about Israel targets Gaza's children, say witnesses

A youth pulls on a barbed wire fence that is partially set on fire as a crowd looks on

Palestinian child fatalities spike during Gaza protests

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 October 2018

The number of children killed by Israel so far this year is already triple the total slain in 2017. Read more about Palestinian child fatalities spike during Gaza protests

Bloody Friday as Gaza marks six months of protests

Maureen Clare Murphy 29 September 2018

Israel kills seven protesters, two of them children. Read more about Bloody Friday as Gaza marks six months of protests

Men and boys stand or run in front of the Gaza boundary fence with an Israeli military installation on a sand hill behind it

Gaza children killed by Israeli snipers, air attack

Maureen Clare Murphy 21 September 2018

Six Gaza protesters slain in one week. Read more about Gaza children killed by Israeli snipers, air attack

Palestinian men and boys march down street while carrying Palestinian flags

Israel kills 6 Palestinians in 24 hours

Maureen Clare Murphy 18 September 2018

Gaza child dies after being shot in spine by army sniper during protest. Read more about Israel kills 6 Palestinians in 24 hours

Close-up photo of two hands holding a passport-size image of a smiling baby

Death before life

Hamza Abu Eltarabesh 11 September 2018

Muhammad Abu Khamash recalls the Israeli strike that took his wife, daughter and unborn child. Read more about Death before life