Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) had killed 52 Palestinian children 46 of them in the besieged Gaza Strip since the beginning of the current year 2018.
In a report released on Monday on the occasion of Children’s Day DCIP affirmed that 18 children of those killed by the IOF were shot dead in their heads nine in their chests seven in their abdomens and five in their necks while the others received injuries in different areas of their bodies.
DCIP accused the IOF of intentionally causing fatal injuries to those children and persisting in using excessive force and live fire against Palestinian children in general.
It attributed such deliberate targeting of children to the immunity provided for Israeli soldiers who knows that they will not be held accountable for their actions.
