According to UNICEF, 2023 was the deadliest year for children in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem
At least 124 Palestinian and six Israeli children have been murdered so far this year in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, an unprecedented number that makes 2023 the deadliest toll for children, coming as violence in these areas intensifies following the war between Israel and Israel. Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Unicef denounced on Thursday. “This year has been the bloodiest year for children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and conflict-related violence has reached unprecedented levels,” indicates a report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
“Conflict-related violence has killed 124 Palestinian children and 6 Israeli children since the start of 2023,” it says.
The organization assures that children in these territories live with «an almost constant feeling of fear and pain», and many of them «are even afraid to go to school or play outdoors due to the threat of shootings and other acts of related violence». with conflict.»
And «the intensity of this violence has increased dramatically» since the war between the Islamist group Hamas and Israel broke out on October 7, says Unicef, reporting that at least 83 children have been killed in the last three months, «more double the population.» number of children killed in all of 2022.»
«Serious violations against children, in particular killing and maiming, are unacceptable. UNICEF urges all parties to fulfill their obligations under international human rights law and to protect children from conflict-related violence,» he stressed.
It is estimated that more than 8,000 Palestinian children have been abandoned in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli army attacks since the outbreak of the war.
