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Ceased operations in 2026. Civil society organization dedicated to defending the human rights of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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12-year-old Dunia lost her leg in an Israeli airstrike that killed her whole family. We filmed this video with Dunia during the seven-day truce, and yesterday an Israeli tank-fired shell killed her while she was recovering in Naser Hospital in Khan Younis.

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Israeli interrogators used psychological and physical torture to break Faris' spirit, using doctored photos to convince him that they raped and killed his mother and sisters. Then, they suspended him in the air for a full week. Read our full report:

NEW: We interviewed three Palestinian boys abducted by Israeli forces from Gaza and brutally tortured at Sde Teiman. Israeli forces subjected 17-year-old Mahmoud to the disco room multiple times and tried to recruit him as a collaborator. He attempted suicide twice.

7-year-old Ghada lost her arm in an Israeli bombing in Gaza. Now, she's learning how to write with her left hand. Ghada missed two years of school during the genocide and wants to play like any other child.

Her name was Dunia Abu Mohsen. She survived an Israeli airstrike that killed her family in Gaza, only to die days later when Israel shelled the hospital she was recovering in. We illuminated her story across London for #HumanRightsDay. This is genocide.

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."

Israeli forces unleashed an attack dog in the Hashash family home in Balata refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank in February. The dog mauled four-year-old Ibrahim for several minutes, seriously injuring the lower part of his body.

9-year-old Zain was playing soccer with his father when an Israeli airstrike killed him. "My life with my father was truly wonderful," Zain said. "May he rest in peace."

8-year-old Jude was collecting firewood with his cousins in Gaza when suddenly a piece of unexploded ordnance (UXO) went off, causing dozens of shrapnel injuries. Israeli forces have prevented heavy machinery and specialists from entering Gaza to defuse and clean up UXO.

"My little siblings were scared, hugging me, and trembling with terror," Fadi, 13, said after Israeli soldiers used him and his siblings as human shields in Gaza. "I tried to calm them down and told them 'Nothing will happen,' but inside, I was afraid we were going to die."

NEW: Our report with Doctors Against Genocide asserts Israeli authorities have deliberately weaponized starvation as a method of genocide, resulting in the deaths &amp; suffering of Palestinian children that will carry negative impacts for generations. Read it here:

10-year-old Mohammad is covered in burns and shrapnel wounds from head to toe after surviving an Israeli attack in Gaza. His father says, "Mohammad is my whole life."

"I can recall every detail, the bones and everything, as I lost my leg," 14-year-old Obaida told DCIP. "I wanted to stand up while my leg was still intact. As I attempted to move, it dislocated and amputated itself."

An Israeli airstrike killed 3-year-old Sham's whole family, who were sheltering together in Gaza. Her aunt has taken her in to care for her.

Through a Child's Eyes: Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza, a short documentary produced by Defense for Children International - Palestine, premieres on February 25, 2025. Sign up to attend the virtual premiere:

13-year-old Alaa suffered multiple injuries after surviving an Israeli attack in Gaza. While she recovered in the hospital, Israeli forces shot and killed her father as he was seeking humanitarian aid.

Palestinian children in the northern occupied West Bank, particularly Jenin, are enduring a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Israeli forces.

NEW: Our report with Doctors Against Genocide 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: