“Children are paying an intolerable price for escalating militarised operations and settler attacks across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Between January 2025 and today, at least one Palestinian child has been killed, on average, every week.
That is, 70 Palestinian children killed in this timeframe. Ninety-three per cent of these were killed by Israeli forces. A further 850 children were injured. Most of those children killed or wounded were by live ammunition.”
- James Elder, UNICEF Spokesperson
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“UNICEF is seeking to support children and their families in the West Bank to access safe water, sanitation and healthcare, and by providing cash assistance, learning materials, and psychosocial care.
UNICEF calls on the Israeli authorities - who have legal obligations to uphold child rights in all areas within its jurisdiction or effective control, including occupied territories - to take immediate and decisive action to prevent further killing and maiming of Palestinian children and to protect their homes, schools and access to water in line with international law. UNICEF also calls on Member States with influence, to use their leverage to ensure that international law is respected.”
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