Defense for Children
@DCIPalestine
Civil society organization dedicated to defending the human rights of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
NEW: Our report with @docstopgenocide asserts Israeli authorities have deliberately weaponized starvation as a method of genocide, resulting in the deaths & suffering of Palestinian children that will carry negative impacts for generations. Read it here: dci-palestine.org/starving_a_gen…
Apartheid Israel's endless murder of Palestinian children
13-year-old Amr Ali Ahmad Qabha was fatally shot in the back at least seven times by Israeli forces in Ya'bad last night. Israeli soldiers handcuffed Amr's father next to his son's bleeding body, blocking paramedic access, for about 40 minutes. dci-palestine.org/13_year_old_pa…
🚨Child starvation is surging in Gaza as Israel escalates its genocide and targets aid seekers. Without immediate action from world leaders, Israel may wipe out an entire generation of Palestinians in Gaza. Read more: ow.ly/pEhj50WtnHs
Last night, Israeli forces shot 13-year-old Amr Qabha from behind at least seven times in Ya'bad, a Palestinian town south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. When Amr's father managed to reach him, Israeli forces beat him, tied his hands behind his back, and forced him…
13-year-old Amr Ali Ahmad Qabha was fatally shot in the back at least seven times by Israeli forces in Ya'bad last night. Israeli soldiers handcuffed Amr's father next to his son's bleeding body, blocking paramedic access, for about 40 minutes. dci-palestine.org/13_year_old_pa…
Every day, 10 Palestinian children lose one or both legs to ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza. These injuries will physically and psychologically affect children for the rest of their lives. Read more: ow.ly/MMGW50WqFgh
10 Palestinian children lose one or both legs every day. Every day for almost two years.
In Gaza, 134,105 people including over 40,500 children have new war-related injuries. 25% are estimated to have new disabilities requiring acute and ongoing rehabilitation. 35,000+ people are believed to have significant hearing damage due to explosions. globalprotectioncluster.org/publications/2…
Mohammad and his father survived an Israeli airstrike that killed their entire family. His leg was injured in the same attack, and how he's navigating forced displacement with an amputation.
Rehab, 8, was injured in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that paralyzed half of her body. "She always sees her siblings playing, running, and chasing each other, and she can't join," said Rehab's mother.
Israeli forces shot and killed 17-year-old Amjad Nassar Shehadeh Awad in Ramallah on July 1. Amjad sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest. He is the 31st Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in 2025. dci-palestine.org/israeli_forces…
We're hosting a special virtual screening of @donkeysaddleorg's new film, Severed, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers on July 9. Sign up here: dci-palestine.org/severed_virtua…
On Wednesday, join this webinar to discuss the experiences of criminalization experienced by Palestinian children and adults in conversation with abolitionist social work in the United States. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/webinar-dcip
Yesterday, an Israeli sniper fatally shot Rayan Tamer Anwar Houshyeh, 13, three times during an incursion into Al-Yamoun in the northern occupied West Bank. Rayan is the 30th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in 2025. dci-palestine.org/israeli_sniper…
“It couldn’t be clearer: Israel intends to starve Palestinians as a way of removing and destroying them" A new report: Starving a Generation: Israel's Famine campaign targeting Palestinian children in Gaza @DCIPalestine @docstopgenocide 3 yr old Mila Saleh Younis Abdulnabi 4…
Israeli force shot and killed 13-year-old Ammar Motaz Mostafa Hamayel in Kufr Malek on Monday, opening fire suddenly and without warning. Ammar was an outstanding student and celebrated Muay Thai athlete. Read more: dci-palestine.org/israeli_forces…
Just this morning, before we published, two-year-old Hasan Barbakh, whose case is included in this report, died of starvation in Khan Younis. Palestinian children are out of time.
I am so proud of our team - this report is urgent, gut-wrenching, and damning. The starvation of children is never an accident, and it is entirely preventable. Please read & share this report and demand the immediate end to Israel's siege and genocide.
NEW: Our report with @docstopgenocide asserts Israeli authorities have deliberately weaponized starvation as a method of genocide, resulting in the deaths & suffering of Palestinian children that will carry negative impacts for generations. Read it here: dci-palestine.org/starving_a_gen…
Israeli shrapnel struck Imran, 5, in the head, injuring his eye and causing him to lose his eyesight. "I want to go to kindergarten," Imran said. "My mom teaches me here because there are no kindergartens."
Nour Al-Huda, six, was born with pemphigoid, an autoimmune disorder that causes constant skin blistering and pain. Her condition is exacerbated by Israel's campaign of starvation targeting Palestinian children in Gaza.
Hanin, 14, is living in a displacement camp with her family in Gaza. "We want our friendships to return and to go back to school and studying," she said.