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West Bank parents plead for end to child killings, Guardian reports

newsJun 29, 202621751

Parents in the West Bank have pleaded for investigations and protection after The Guardian reported that Israeli forces have killed 235 children in the occupied West Bank since 7 October 2023, with no indictments recorded. The appeal used the headline question "Is it Israel's aim to kill our children?" and highlighted parents' demand for accountability amid what rights groups call a "licence to kill." Israeli rights group B'Tselem reported that almost a quarter of the 1,086 Palestinians killed in the West Bank between 7 October 2023 and 28 June 2026 were children and teenagers. B'Tselem also documented 54 children killed by the Israeli army in January 2025 alone and protested the impunity enjoyed by soldiers. Individual cases cited in reporting include the 15-year-old Amir Ahmed Jaber, who died from a head injury near Ramallah. A United Nations commission has said Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza and found war crimes in the occupied West Bank, adding to calls from parents and rights groups for independent probes and protective measures. Parents and activists say absence of prosecutions leaves families vulnerable and increases pressure for international investigation or policy responses.

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