Ceased operations in 2026. Civil society organization dedicated to defending the human rights of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Occupied Palestinian Territory
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BREAKING: In 2021, Israel designated Defence for Children International – Palestine @DCIPalestine, offered no evidence, and moved against its lawyers and that of five other Palestinian civil society groups to prevent effective appeal.
By July 2022, nine EU States (Belgium , Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden) publicly concluded that Israeli claims were unsubstantiated and continued their support to the NGOs.
DCIP endured. But institutions do not break overnight; they are worn down, incrementally, by accusation without proof and pressure without recourse.
What we are now witnessing is not an isolated episode, but a method of frivolous allegations and repression. One that will not stop at Palestinian organisations and will affect Israeli and international NGOs.
Measures framed as security regulation operate, in practice, to constrict humanitarian space, undermine human rights protection, and erode the institutional capacity through which Palestinians exercise agency and pursue self-determination.
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I hardly have any words left at this point. I am so proud of everything we did and am so, so sad.
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Israeli forces fatally shot 15-year-old Adam Sayed Saleh Beit Dahman in Dheisheh refugee camp on Friday night.
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A record high number of Palestinian children are in administrative detention with no charge or trial.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Salim Sami Salmi Fuquha last night in an attack that also wounded Fathi Ali Fathi Al-Sahouri, 15. Soldiers prevented paramedics from reaching the injured boys for over two hours then confiscated Salim's body. dci-palestine.org/israeli_fo…
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Israeli forces opened fire on the Bani Odeh family's car on Sunday, killing parents Ali and Waad and two of their four sons, Othman, six, and Mohammad, five. 11-year-old Khaled and eight-year-old Mustafa were the only survivors of the attack. dci-palestine.org/two_brothe…
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17-year-old Mohammad Wahbi Abdulaziz Hanani was shot in the head by Israeli forces in Beit Furik the evening of February 21 and succumbed to his injuries in the early morning hours the next day.
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14-year-old Mohammad Ibrahim Salim Abu Dallakh was killed in a possible UXO explosion near an Israeli military training area in the northern occupied West Bank on Tuesday while he picked akkoub with other Palestinian children.
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Israeli forces shot and killed 15-year-old Mohammad Sa'd Sami Na'san in Al-Mughayyer on Friday. He is the first Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank this year. dci-palestine.org/israeli_fo…
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"My father sent us to collect wood from the area nearby," said 13-year-old Zain. "We collected them, and suddenly we were blown away! An explosive device left behind by the Israeli occupation detonated."
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Odai, 10, and his brother Fahd, 8, were injured by shrapnel when UXO exploded while they were gathering firewood in Gaza. An unknown amount of UXO is strewn across Gaza as Israel blocks the experts and machinery needed to defuse these threats.
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13-year-old Alaa suffered multiple injuries after surviving an Israeli attack in Gaza. While she recovered in the hospital, Israeli forces shot and killed her father as he was seeking humanitarian aid.
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10-year-old Nafez is one of countless Palestinian children in Gaza suffering from severe malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies. Israel continues restricting the flow of aid to Palestinian children and families in need.
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"What have we as children done to deserve this?" asked Samir, 11, whose arm and leg were amputated in an Israeli drone strike.
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Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Rayan Mohammad AbdelQader Abu Mualla in Qabatiya, near Jenin, on December 20. Soldiers shot him at close range while he posed no threat, left him bleeding and blocked medics, then seized his body. Read the story here: tinyurl.com/8n2furak
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Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Ammar Yasser Mohammad Ta’amrah on December 15 in Tuqu’, near Bethlehem. He was walking to a bakery where his father works when he was shot indiscriminately by Israeli forces. Read the full story here: tinyurl.com/3y7fdz7m
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"I can recall every detail, the bones and everything, as I lost my leg," 14-year-old Obaida told DCIP. "I wanted to stand up while my leg was still intact. As I attempted to move, it dislocated and amputated itself."
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We just published our 2025 Year-in-Review detailing the crimes committed against Palestinian children this year.
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Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Mohammad Eyad Mohammad Abahra near Jenin, blocked medical aid, and confiscated his body. 54 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank in 2025, while 56 children’s bodies remain withheld by Israel. Read more: tinyurl.com/2kprpjtp
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