[WCUSP] Fwd: Palestinian Children Killed in 2006: UN Report

Sat Oct 14 23:52:25 CDT 2006

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> Date: October 13, 2006 2:46:28 PM CDT
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> Subject: Palestinian Children Killed in 2006: UN Report
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> Number of Palestinian children killed doubles
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> Electronic Intifada, October 12, 2006
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>  JERUSALEM - The number of Palestinian children who have been killed 
> so far this year in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip almost doubles 
> the number killed for the whole of 2005, according to the United 
> Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
>
>  Many of the children died after being shot by Israeli troops during 
> military operations or were killed in Israeli air strikes on houses.
>
> On Thursday, 13-year-old Suhaib Kadiah became the 92nd Palestinian 
> child to be killed this year when she was shot dead by Israeli troops 
> during an incursion into the Khan Younis area of Gaza.
>
> The Israeli army said it was looking for tunnels and other 
> infrastructure it said was being used by militants. Suhaib was among 
> five members of the same family that were killed in a firefight.
>
> In July alone, 36 children were killed in Gaza after Israel launched a 
> military operation following the capture of an Israeli soldier by 
> Palestinian militants.
>
>  A total of 52 Palestinian children were killed in 2005. Overall, 819 
> children have been killed since the beginning of the second intifada 
> [Palestinian uprising against Israeli military occupation] in 2000, 
> according to UNICEF statistics.
>
> Youngsters are suffering increasing levels of stress from violence and 
> fear in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, UNICEF said.
>
> "They are confronted with regular military operations, shelling, house 
> demolitions and checkpoints on their way to schools," said Anne 
> Grandjean, a UNICEF Child Protection Officer.
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> "As a result we find high prevalence of signs of stress such as 
> anxiety, eating and sleeping disorders, and difficulties concentrating 
> in school. All of these signs need to be tackled as soon as possible 
> to avoid a long-lasting impact on the child's development," she added.
>
> UNICEF and the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission 
> are using teams of social workers and psychologists to respond to 
> children's needs.
>
> Every month they reach 3,000 children and their families, offering 
> support and counseling after violent incidents, UNICEF said.
>
> The counseling sessions end every month with a festival and beach 
> party where thousands of children are given the chance to play and 
> interact with each other away from the conflict.
>
> "These festivals are important because they are about protecting 
> childhood," said Dan Rohrmann, UNICEF Special Representative for Gaza 
> and the West Bank.
>
> "It's an opportunity for children to be children, which is rare here 
> in Gaza, because they live in an environment of extraordinary fear and 
> violence and insecurity," added Rohrmann.
>
> Eissa Alyoub, from Beit Lahiya in Gaza, said his children were left 
> petrified by Israeli air and artillery strikes.
>
> "When they saw a neighbour's house get hit by missiles, they urinated 
> in their beds," said Alyoub, 39. "Afterwards, they cry about it and 
> come to sleep with me and their mother.
>
> "They are so stressed out that their bodies are rigid with tension and 
> stress. This behaviour started eight months ago when there was an 
> Israeli incursion into our area, shooting outside in the street," 
> added Alyoub.
>
> Tamar Samash, spokeswoman for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
> said Israel was coordinating closely with UNICEF and tries to avoid 
> harming innocent civilians.
>
> "Israel is cooperating with UNICEF representatives in Gaza and the 
> West Bank and is doing its utmost under the difficult circumstances to 
> avoid loss of innocent lives," Samash said.
>
> "Unfortunately, there are cases where children are hurt when Israel 
> responds to malicious and murderous acts against its citizens, attacks 
> which are launched from within civilian quarters," she added.
>
> The bloodiest year for Palestinian children since the beginning of the 
> second intifada was 2002, when 192 children met a violent death.
>
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