UNICEF / WEST BANK CHILDREN

A total of 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October last year, a spike of nearly 250 per cent compared to the preceding nine months, during which 41 Palestinian children were killed. Two Israeli children have been killed in the West Bank in conflict-related violence during the same period. UNICEF

• Video Length: 00:05:43
• Production Date: 23 July 2024
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS; WAR VICTIMS; WAR
• Geographic Subject: WEST BANK; PALESTINE; ISRAEL
• MAMS Id: 3240112
• Parent Id: 3240112
• Alternate Title: unifeed240723b

Description

STORY: UNICEF / WEST BANK CHILDREN
TRT: 05:43
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: RECENT, SOUTHERN HEBRON / JENIN REFUGEE CAMP / QALQILYA CITY, WEST BANK, PALESTINE

Shotlist

RECENT, HEBRON, SOUTHERN WEST BANK, PALESTINE

1. Various shots, Masafer Yatta area and Bedouin communities
2. Various shots, children in Masafer Yatta area
3. Various shots, Masafer Yatta area and Bedouin communities

RECENT, JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, NORTHERN WEST BANK, PALESTINE

4. Various shots, children among rubble and destruction
5. Various shots, destruction to roads and infrastructure

RECENT, QALQILYA CITY, WEST BANK, PALESTINE

6. Various shots, aerial views
7. Various shots, separation wall

Storyline

A total of 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October last year, a spike of nearly 250 per cent compared to the preceding nine months, during which 41 Palestinian children were killed. Two Israeli children have been killed in the West Bank in conflict-related violence during the same period.

Additionally, more than 440 Palestinian children have been injured with live ammunition. The figures raise serious alarm around unnecessary and excessive use of force against the most vulnerable.

The casualties have been reported in 10 out of 11 governorates in the West Bank, with more than half of the killings taking place in Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nablus. These areas have seen an increase in large and militarized law enforcement operations over the past two years, indicating a shift in intensity and scope.

The increasing tensions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are also impacting the physical and mental well-being of thousands of children and families, who are now living in daily fear for their lives. Children report being scared to walk around their neighbourhoods or to travel to school.

Prior to 7 October 2023, children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, were already exposed to the highest levels of violence in 20 years, with 41 Palestinian children and 6 Israeli children killed in the first 9 months of last year. They have also been heavily affected by movement and access restrictions that disrupted their daily lives.

UNICEF called for parties to immediately end and prevent further grave violations against children, including the killing and maiming of children.