Defense for Children International – Palestine, 07.10.2024
Ramallah, October 7, 2024 – Today marks one year since the Israeli military unleashed its genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces have killed more than 16,920 Palestinian children, according to the Gaza Governmental Media Office, since the Israeli military unleashed a massive military offensive on the Gaza Strip on October 7. Israeli forces have critically injured thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip, creating lifelong disabilities in direct and indiscriminate attacks as part of Israel’s campaign of genocide against Palestinians.
Palestinian children who have so far survived the Israeli military’s intense bombing across the Gaza Strip are suffering in an increasingly dire humanmade humanitarian crisis, compounding existing mental and emotional traumas sustained from 17 years of siege and Israeli military offensives…