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8 July marked 4 years since Israel launched one of its deadliest assaults on the occupied Gaza Strip, known as “Operation Protective Edge”. Over 2,200 Palestinians were killed and 11,200 were injured. 500,000 people were displaced at the time leaving over 350,000 children needing psychological support. This crisis was the…
An estimated 24,000 Palestinian homes have been destroyed by Israel since 1967, severely impacting Palestinian children’s sense of security, normality and psychological well-being. The 2014 assault on Gaza resulted in the partial destruction and damage of around 120,000 homes. Over 18,000 homes were seriously damaged or destroyed. The impact of a losing…
During the 2014 conflict in Gaza, known as “Operation Protective Edge”, 232 schools were damaged and 29 schools were totally destroyed. On top of the incomprehensible trauma this causes for children, it also limits their access to quality learning environments as they try to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of conflict. Compounded by…
More than 10 years of siege and 50 years of occupation in the Gaza Strip has left thousands of Palestinian children unable to access vital health services. More than a third of all essential medicines and medical disposables are at 0 stock levels – that’s less than one month’s supply available for patients…
The Israeli military continues to use an indiscriminate and disproportionate level of force against Palestinian children; beyond its consistent failure to protect the security of children during settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military has also been responsible for directly targeting and killing children during times of…