Just the Facts: Children’s Rights

  • 83% of Palestinian children in East Jerusalem live below the Israel-defined poverty line.
  • In 2019, 5,289 permits were issued to minors in Gaza allowing them to travel to obtain medical treatment; only 4,165 permits were issued to their parents, leaving 100s of children without their parents while receiving medical treatment.
  • In Hebron, Palestinian children living and/or studying in schools in the Old City must walk through up to 4 Israeli military checkpoints just to reach school.
  • 62% of Gazan children are depressed or feel chronic anxiety and fear.
  • 500 to 1,000 Palestinian children are detained each year by Israeli forces; over 50% are arrested at night and report physical and psychological abuse during arrest, transfer, and interrogation.
  • Over 70 Palestinian children have been killed in 2021 so far as a result of Israeli military and settler presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Sources

Learning More 

We suggest you look at the resources listed above and watch the documentary War Child: Children Of GazaTo go deeper, we will be developing an extensive list of Additional Resources at the bottom of this week’s entry as well as a YouTube playlist on the subject.