Defense for Children International - Palestine

A bulldozer and a number of people can be seen in the rubble of a building attacked by Israel

More children killed in Gaza than Ukraine

Michael F. Brown 17 October 2023

American media fails to properly inform viewers about Israeli violence. Read more about More children killed in Gaza than Ukraine

Woman holds body of toddler shrouded in Palestine flag in funeral march

Palestinian toddler dies after being shot by troops

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 June 2023

Rights group says Israeli soldiers fired indiscriminately and without justification. Read more about Palestinian toddler dies after being shot by troops

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US gives green light to Israel's attacks on human rights groups

Maureen Clare Murphy 26 August 2022

By asking Tel Aviv for more information, Washington is encouraging it to manufacture evidence against Palestinian civil society leaders. Read more about US gives green light to Israel's attacks on human rights groups

People sit around a conference table

Israeli army shuts down prominent Palestinian rights groups

Maureen Clare Murphy 18 August 2022

Young man shot and killed by soldiers during Nablus raid. Read more about Israeli army shuts down prominent Palestinian rights groups

Woman and boy walk through street filled with rubble and lined by bombed-out apartment blocs

Israel declares war on Palestinian rights groups

Ali Abunimah and Maureen Clare Murphy 22 October 2021

Extreme move aimed at shutting down organizations working with ICC. Read more about Israel declares war on Palestinian rights groups

A smiling boy wearing a tee and a long necklace

Israel kills 15-year-old in night attack on refugee camp

Tamara Nassar 25 August 2021

Imad Hashash is the 12th child killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2021. Read more about Israel kills 15-year-old in night attack on refugee camp

A boy wearing a coat stands in the snow

Israel kills child out shopping with his dad

Tamara Nassar 29 July 2021

Slaying comes day after occupation soldiers killed water engineer for Beita village. Read more about Israel kills child out shopping with his dad

Men carry the body of a boy wrapped in a flag on a stretcher

Israeli gunfire takes lives of two more Palestinian teens

Tamara Nassar 26 July 2021

Muhammad Tamimi, 17, was fatally shot by soldiers invading the village of Nabi Saleh. Read more about Israeli gunfire takes lives of two more Palestinian teens

Armed soldiers with Dome of the Rock in background

Israel attacks, kills children amid broad crackdown

Tamara Nassar 28 May 2021

Killing of 17-year-old may amount to extrajudicial execution. Read more about Israel attacks, kills children amid broad crackdown

People stand by a pile of grey rubble from destroyed building

Israel vows that "Gaza will burn"

Tamara Nassar 13 May 2021

Palestinian death toll over 50, including 14 children. Read more about Israel vows that "Gaza will burn"