Israel violates international law by killing Palestinian children during the latest unrest, say rights groups.
October 21, 2015.
children have been badly affected by the ongoing uptick in clashes [Reuters]
forces have been using “disproportionate violence” against
Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month during the ongoing
unrest that engulfs Israel and the occupied MWPalestinian territory.
escalating violence and an increasingly militarised environment where Israeli
forces and settlers operate with complete impunity, Palestinian children have
been subject to disproportionate violence,” Brad Parker, attorney and
international advocacy officer at Defence for Children International (DCI)-
Palestine, said.
October 6 and 12, at least 201 Palestinian children were injured by Israeli
soldiers or settlers in the West Bank and Gaza, according to the United Nations Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
periodic bouts of violence “leave deep psychological scars” on
Palestinian children, Federica D’Alessandra, a policy fellow at Harvard
University’s Carr Centre for Human Rights, said.
by many scholars has shown that depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress
disorder and general psychological difficulties are common among [Palestinian]
children,” she said.
last month by Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, protests
against Israel’s ongoing occupation have given way to a spike in violence in
Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
forces have used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated bullets and live
ammunition against demonstrators, including children.
October 1, Israeli army and police have killed at least 52 Palestinians – among
them alleged attackers, unarmed protesters and bystanders – while a series of
Palestinian attacks have left eight Israelis dead.
argued that the children could have been apprehended without the use of lethal
force.
raises concerns that Israeli forces have apparently adopted a ‘shoot-to-kill’
policy, which in some incidents may amount to extrajudicial killings,”
DCI-Palestine’s Parker said.
shot dead during protests and clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians
in the West Bank and on the Gaza border.
13-year-old Abdel Rahman Abdullah was fatally shot during a
demonstration in Bethlehem on October 5, the Israeli military
published a statement claiming that the killing was “unintentional”
and that soldiers were aiming at a nearby adult.
stigma
that international law prohibits “the use of firearms except
when strictly unavoidable to protect life. We regularly find that children
killed [by Israel] during demonstrations often pose no direct, mortal threat to
the life of any police officer or soldier at the time they were
killed”.
Israel relaxed live fire regulations against Palestinian protesters.
night, a group of Israeli settlers attacked and injured 14-year-old Saqir
Herzallah in Yabad, a village in the northern West Bank. As Herzallah was
picking olives in his family’s orchard, several Israelis from the nearby Mevo
Dotan settlement caught and beat the boy, according to local media.
Ramallah-based human rights organisation, has documented 48 cases of settler
violence against Palestinians since October 1, including several instances in
which children were attacked.
failure to protect the occupied Palestinian population entails its
international [legal] responsibility for wrongful acts,” Mona Sabella,
legal research and advocacy coordinator for Al-Haq, said, adding that settlers
are rarely held accountable for attacks on Palestinians, including children.
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Israel violates international law by killing Palestinian children during the latest unrest, say rights groups.
Israeli forces have been using “disproportionate violence”
against Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month
during the ongoing unrest that engulfs Israel and the occupied
Palestinian territory.
“Amid escalating violence and an increasingly militarised
environment where Israeli forces and settlers operate with complete
impunity, Palestinian children have been subject to disproportionate
violence,” Brad Parker, attorney and international advocacy officer at
Defence for Children International (DCI)- Palestine, said.
Between October 6 and 12, at least 201 Palestinian children were
injured by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the West Bank and Gaza, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Such periodic bouts of violence “leave deep psychological scars” on
Palestinian children, Federica D’Alessandra, a policy fellow at Harvard
University’s Carr Centre for Human Rights, said.
“Research by many scholars has shown that depression, anxiety,
post-traumatic stress disorder and general psychological difficulties
are common among [Palestinian] children,” she said.
Triggered last month by Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque
compound, protests against Israel’s ongoing occupation have given way to
a spike in violence in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces have used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated
bullets and live ammunition against demonstrators, including children.
Since October 1, Israeli army and police have killed at least 52
Palestinians – among them alleged attackers, unarmed protesters and
bystanders – while a series of Palestinian attacks have left eight
Israelis dead.
‘Shoot-to-kill’
Critics have argued that the children could have been apprehended without the use of lethal force.
“This raises concerns that Israeli forces have apparently adopted a
‘shoot-to-kill’ policy, which in some incidents may amount to
extrajudicial killings,” DCI-Palestine’s Parker said.
Others were shot dead during protests and clashes between Israeli
forces and Palestinians in the West Bank and on the Gaza border.
Bethlehem on October 5, the Israeli military published a statement
claiming that the killing was “unintentional” and that soldiers were
aiming at a nearby adult.
Parker said that international law prohibits “the use of firearms
except when strictly unavoidable to protect life. We regularly find that
children killed [by Israel] during demonstrations often pose no direct,
mortal threat to the life of any police officer or soldier at the time
they were killed”.
Last month, Israel relaxed live fire regulations against Palestinian protesters.
On Tuesday night, a group of Israeli settlers attacked and injured
14-year-old Saqir Herzallah in Yabad, a village in the northern West
Bank. As Herzallah was picking olives in his family’s orchard, several
Israelis from the nearby Mevo Dotan settlement caught and beat the boy,
according to local media.
Al-Haq, a Ramallah-based human rights organisation, has documented 48
cases of settler violence against Palestinians since October 1,
including several instances in which children were attacked.
“Israel’s failure to protect the occupied Palestinian population
entails its international [legal] responsibility for wrongful acts,”
Mona Sabella, legal research and advocacy coordinator for Al-Haq, said,
adding that settlers are rarely held accountable for attacks on
Palestinians, including children.
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Israel violates international law by killing Palestinian children during the latest unrest, say rights groups.
Israeli forces have been using “disproportionate violence”
against Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month
during the ongoing unrest that engulfs Israel and the occupied
Palestinian territory.
“Amid escalating violence and an increasingly militarised
environment where Israeli forces and settlers operate with complete
impunity, Palestinian children have been subject to disproportionate
violence,” Brad Parker, attorney and international advocacy officer at
Defence for Children International (DCI)- Palestine, said.
Between October 6 and 12, at least 201 Palestinian children were
injured by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the West Bank and Gaza, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Such periodic bouts of violence “leave deep psychological scars” on
Palestinian children, Federica D’Alessandra, a policy fellow at Harvard
University’s Carr Centre for Human Rights, said.
“Research by many scholars has shown that depression, anxiety,
post-traumatic stress disorder and general psychological difficulties
are common among [Palestinian] children,” she said.
Triggered last month by Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque
compound, protests against Israel’s ongoing occupation have given way to
a spike in violence in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces have used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated
bullets and live ammunition against demonstrators, including children.
Since October 1, Israeli army and police have killed at least 52
Palestinians – among them alleged attackers, unarmed protesters and
bystanders – while a series of Palestinian attacks have left eight
Israelis dead.
‘Shoot-to-kill’
Critics have argued that the children could have been apprehended without the use of lethal force.
“This raises concerns that Israeli forces have apparently adopted a
‘shoot-to-kill’ policy, which in some incidents may amount to
extrajudicial killings,” DCI-Palestine’s Parker said.
Others were shot dead during protests and clashes between Israeli
forces and Palestinians in the West Bank and on the Gaza border.
Bethlehem on October 5, the Israeli military published a statement
claiming that the killing was “unintentional” and that soldiers were
aiming at a nearby adult.
Parker said that international law prohibits “the use of firearms
except when strictly unavoidable to protect life. We regularly find that
children killed [by Israel] during demonstrations often pose no direct,
mortal threat to the life of any police officer or soldier at the time
they were killed”.
Last month, Israel relaxed live fire regulations against Palestinian protesters.
On Tuesday night, a group of Israeli settlers attacked and injured
14-year-old Saqir Herzallah in Yabad, a village in the northern West
Bank. As Herzallah was picking olives in his family’s orchard, several
Israelis from the nearby Mevo Dotan settlement caught and beat the boy,
according to local media.
Al-Haq, a Ramallah-based human rights organisation, has documented 48
cases of settler violence against Palestinians since October 1,
including several instances in which children were attacked.
“Israel’s failure to protect the occupied Palestinian population
entails its international [legal] responsibility for wrongful acts,”
Mona Sabella, legal research and advocacy coordinator for Al-Haq, said,
adding that settlers are rarely held accountable for attacks on
Palestinians, including children.
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Israel violates international law by killing Palestinian children during the latest unrest, say rights groups.
Israeli forces have been using “disproportionate violence”
against Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month
during the ongoing unrest that engulfs Israel and the occupied
Palestinian territory.
“Amid escalating violence and an increasingly militarised
environment where Israeli forces and settlers operate with complete
impunity, Palestinian children have been subject to disproportionate
violence,” Brad Parker, attorney and international advocacy officer at
Defence for Children International (DCI)- Palestine, said.
Between October 6 and 12, at least 201 Palestinian children were
injured by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the West Bank and Gaza, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Such periodic bouts of violence “leave deep psychological scars” on
Palestinian children, Federica D’Alessandra, a policy fellow at Harvard
University’s Carr Centre for Human Rights, said.
“Research by many scholars has shown that depression, anxiety,
post-traumatic stress disorder and general psychological difficulties
are common among [Palestinian] children,” she said.
Triggered last month by Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque
compound, protests against Israel’s ongoing occupation have given way to
a spike in violence in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces have used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated
bullets and live ammunition against demonstrators, including children.
Since October 1, Israeli army and police have killed at least 52
Palestinians – among them alleged attackers, unarmed protesters and
bystanders – while a series of Palestinian attacks have left eight
Israelis dead.
‘Shoot-to-kill’
Critics have argued that the children could have been apprehended without the use of lethal force.
“This raises concerns that Israeli forces have apparently adopted a
‘shoot-to-kill’ policy, which in some incidents may amount to
extrajudicial killings,” DCI-Palestine’s Parker said.
Others were shot dead during protests and clashes between Israeli
forces and Palestinians in the West Bank and on the Gaza border.
Bethlehem on October 5, the Israeli military published a statement
claiming that the killing was “unintentional” and that soldiers were
aiming at a nearby adult.
Parker said that international law prohibits “the use of firearms
except when strictly unavoidable to protect life. We regularly find that
children killed [by Israel] during demonstrations often pose no direct,
mortal threat to the life of any police officer or soldier at the time
they were killed”.
Last month, Israel relaxed live fire regulations against Palestinian protesters.
On Tuesday night, a group of Israeli settlers attacked and injured
14-year-old Saqir Herzallah in Yabad, a village in the northern West
Bank. As Herzallah was picking olives in his family’s orchard, several
Israelis from the nearby Mevo Dotan settlement caught and beat the boy,
according to local media.
Al-Haq, a Ramallah-based human rights organisation, has documented 48
cases of settler violence against Palestinians since October 1,
including several instances in which children were attacked.
“Israel’s failure to protect the occupied Palestinian population
entails its international [legal] responsibility for wrongful acts,”
Mona Sabella, legal research and advocacy coordinator for Al-Haq, said,
adding that settlers are rarely held accountable for attacks on
Palestinians, including children.
– See more at:
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