Palestinian Children Remain Victims of Ongoing Israeli Violence says Statistics Bureau
Date
11/19/2015 8:52:11 AM
(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
RAMALLAH 19th November 2015 (WAM)The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on the eve of International Child Day maintained that Palestinian children remain victims of the ongoing Israeli violence.
"Due to the Israeli provocations and the repeated raids of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and daily attacks on the Palestinians the Palestinian children became the prime victims of such violations since late October this year" Palestine News Agency WAFA said citing the PCBS.
According to the Ministry of Health Israeli soldiers killed 18 children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip until 16 November 2015. "Children represent thus far 20% of all martyrs."
During the last war on the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2014 540 children (340 males and 200 females) aging 10 days to 17 years were killed. Furthermore 2956 children (1938 males and 1018 females) were injured 1500 children were orphaned and 54000 children became homeless said PCBS.
Regarding Israel's detention of Palestinian children data from the Prisoners' Affairs Commission showed that 3755 children were detained during the period 2010- 2014.
Defense for Children International stated that the number of children detained in the Israeli prisons from the beginning of January until the end of August 2015 reached 1322 children.
Additionally during October 2015 more than 600 children under the age of 16 years were arrested and imprisoned in Israeli jails 60% of whom were arrested from their homes and there are 5 of them were arrested after they were shot added PCBS.
Regarding Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes PCBS said that "The number of houses demolished by Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem in the period from 2004 till mid-2014 reached 545 dwellings. Subsequently 2115 persons including 1140 children lost their homes."
"In the period from 2006 to 2014 Israel demolished at least 817 residential units of Palestinians in the West Bank (excluding East Jerusalem) displacing thus 3956 Palestinians including 1925 minors."
PCBS added that "Israeli authorities repetitively demolishes houses in the Jordan Valley and southern Hebron as well as in the villages unrecognized by Israel until 15 December 2014 it had demolished houses displacing at least 556 Palestinians including 286 minors in these areas some of these houses were demolished several times."
On a different note PCBS said that "50000 children enrolled in 183 schools in area C do not enjoy access to education because of insufficient schools and risk on the way to school."
According to Save the Children UNICEF and the Ministry of Education data more than 1700 children in 37 localities in area C walked about 5 kilometers or more to school.
"Around 2500 children were forced to cross military checkpoints to reach school on a daily basis while 10000 children were learning in tents caravans and tin shacks that provided no protection against heat or cold."
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