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List of Palestinian children killed by Israelis in 2004
List of Palestinian children killed by Israelis in 2004 lists Palestinian infants, children and youth killed by Israeli soldiers and civilians during the al-Aqsa Intifada in the year 2004.
Human rights groups, non-governmental organizations, international governments and various international bodies have raised concerns that the children's deaths are unnecessary and a violation of Israel's international obligations to protect citizens and non-citizens under occupation. In a report released on November 20, 2004, Amnesty International stated that "Palestinian children have been killed or injured by the Israeli army as a result of deliberate as well as reckless shooting by soldiers; shelling and bombardments of densely populated residential areas including refugee camps in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip; the use of excessive and disproportionate force during demonstrations; and the launching of missiles into busy streets to assassinate Palestinian militants." [1] Human Rights Watch [2], Defence for Children International [3] and others have released similar statements.
On October 3, 2004, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on Israel "to halt its military incursions into the Gaza Strip, which have led to the deaths of scores of Palestinians, among them many civilians, including children" [4]. The European Union has also issued similar releases and reports, in one case specifically stating that Israel "should respect the Palestinians' right to life", and that it should work "to avoid the deaths of unarmed protesters and especially of children." [5] [6]
In the United Nations Security Council's 4204th meeting, shortly after the start of the Al-Aqsa intifada, a representative for France argued that a "disproportionate [Israeli] response to protests would cause more violence and raise the death toll." Ukrainian representative Volodymyr Yel'chenko said that his country was "shocked by the disproportionate use of force by the Israeli Defence Forces and police against Palestinian civilians", many of whom were children at the time of his statement. Similarly, the United Kingdom has repeatedly expressed horror at "the deaths of innocent children", both Palestinian and Israeli.
The Israeli government and Israel Defense Force (IDF) have claimed that the reason for the high death toll of civilian children is that Palestinian militants "intentionally position themselves in the middle of the Palestinian population, thus using the civilians as a 'human shield.'" [7] They have called on Palestinian groups to respect United Nations Security Council Resolution 1261, which prohibits the use of children in armed conflict, calling it as a "violation of international law." Israel, however, has been accused by Palestinian and international groups of breaching the rights of children. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Human Rights Watch has also pointed out that Israel has signed but not ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child , and defines Palestinians under the age of 16 as minors while Israeli children in the same territories are considered minors until they reach the age of 18. [14]
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs has claimed widespread use of Palestinian children as militants and suicide bombers — one commentator describes these children as "Martyrs for the Media" — and to the alleged mobilization by the Palestinian Authority of children to "man the front line in its struggle against Israel, frequently using them as shields to protect Palestinian gunmen." [15]. In November 2004, Human Rights Watch stated that "Palestinian armed groups should immediately end all use of children in military attacks", noting that though the groups have "publicly disavowed the use of children in military operations ... those stated policies have not always been implemented." [16]
However, in its November 2004 Global Report on the Use of Child Soldiers, the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers reported that "there was no evidence of systematic recruitment of children by Palestinian armed groups." [17] Human Rights Watch, in its report entitled "Child Soldier Use", also reported that "there was no evidence that the Palestinian Authority (PA) recruited or used child soldiers." [18]
Main article: Israeli violence against Palestinian children.
- The following list has been taken from the website Remember these Children, [19] which is sponsored by the American Educational Trust, a pro-Palestinian lobby group, [20], Americans for Middle East Understanding [21], Black Voices for Peace [22], and Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel [23]. The figures have not been independently verified.
- 1 January 2004
- Muhammad Said, 16, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces gunfire for throwing stones.
- 3 January 2004
- Mutasem Abul-Hasan, 16, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces gunfire for approaching a wall surrounding a settlement.
- Amer Arafat, 17, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces gunfire to the chest for throwing stones.
- Amjad Masri, 15, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces gunfire to the chest for throwing stones.
- Muhammad Masri, 16, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces gunfire.
- 5 January 2004
- Tajeddine Seif, 17, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces gunfire to the head for throwing stones.
- 22 January 2004
- Muhsin Daour, 11, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces gunfire while trying to hunt birds with playmates near a cemetery.
- 28 January 2004
- 7 February 2004
- Hassan Razqah, 17, of Deir el-Balah, killed by Israeli forces gunfire.
- Tareq Sousi, 12, of Gaza, killed by an Israeli forces targeted assassination while leaving school for home.
- 9 February 2004
- Rami Abu Mandil, 17, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces gunfire.
- 11 February 2004
- Mohamed Ahmed Hals, 17, of Gaza, new Israeli incursion into eastern Gaza]] with occupying forces aggressively firing their arms…most of the injuries were on the upper parts of [[their bodies which caused 10 civilian deaths.
- Muhammed Tantawi, 17, of Rafah, killed by a bullet in the chest by Israeli forces in Rafah]], Gaza]].
- 12 February 2004
- Bisheer Abu-Armaneh, 14, of Rafah, shot in the head by Israeli occupation forces.
- 3 March 2004
- Mohammed Dawoud Badwan, 17, of Jerusalem, died on Wednesday in a hospital in Ramallah of wounds sustained last Thursday by IDF gunfire.
- 4 March 2004
- Mohammed Othman, 14, of Rafah, shot in the chest/stomach by IDF.
- 7 March 2004
- Mahmoud Abdullah Yunis, 11, of Gaza, killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza]].
- Yusuf Abdullah Yunis, 7, of Gaza, random shootings by IDF.
- Mohammed Ali Bedawi, 15, of Gaza, random shootings by IDF.
- Mohamed Amer Abu Zuraiq, 12, of Gaza, killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza]].
- Haitham Mohamed Al-Issawi, 16, of Gaza, killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza]].
- 8 March 2004
- 9 March 2004
- Khaled Madi, 16, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces gunfire while helping his father work the family fields.
- 10 March 2004
- Mohammad Arwon Al-Halika, 15, of Hebron, killed by Israeli forces gunfire when he was shot in more than twenty areas, particularly the head and chest areas at a near distance.
- 17 March 2004
- 20 March 2004
- Mohammad Ashtiwy Saleh Abu-Muhsin, 17, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces gunfire.
- Fatma Al-Jaled, 7, of Khan Yunis, killed by a bullet in the head by Israeli forces.
- 22 March 2004
- Mosa'ab Hussain Al-Ghalban, 13, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces gunfire.
- 27 March 2004
- Khalid Walwil, 6, of Nablus, killed by a bullet in the neck by Israeli forces—The boy died of [[his wounds on the way to the hospital after occupation troops blocked the way of the ambulance transporting him.
- 2 April 2004
- Nassar Eissa Ibrahim Abonsar Hgahga, 16, of Bethlehem, killed by Israeli occupation forces when the bullets hit his liver, in Bilal Bin Rabah's mosque surroundings on the northern entrance to Bethlehem city.
- 7 April 2004
- Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Sris, 16, of Nablus, killed by Israeli occupation forces.
- 10 April 2004
- Iman Mohammad Tulbeh, 11, of Khan Yunis, Israeli occupation forces shot her in the eye with the bullet exiting from the back of [[her head.
- 16 April 2004
- Hussain Aawood, 17, of Ramallah, killed by a bullet in the head by Israeli forces.
- 20 April 2004
- Mohammad Khaled Altnani, 17, of Jabalia, killed by a bullet to the heart by Israeli forces.
- 21 April 2004
- 22 April 2004
- Mohammad Almlfoh, 16, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces.
- 23 April 2004
- 26 April 2004
- Moussa Ibrahim El-Mukeed, 14, of Jabalia, killed by a bullet to his back by Israeli forces.
- 27 April 2004
- Islam Zahran, 14, of Ramallah, killed by Israeli forces.
- 1 May 2004
- Hussain Abu Aakir, 6, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces.
- 3 May 2004
- Khaled Bahgat Abu Aalba, 16, of Gaza, killed by a bullet to the head by Israeli forces.
- 4 May 2004
- Jamil Abu Mustafa, 16, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces due to injuries obtained from missile splinters.
- Baha' Falah Abu Zaytoun, 11, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces due to injuries from a rocket.
- 11 May 2004
- Ahmad Abaid, 12, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces due to several shots fired during a massacre.
- Mohammad Hassan Yasin, 16, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces due to several shots fired throughout his body during a massacre. (bullet)
- Yousef Kamal Hijazi, 13, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces due to several shots fired during a massacre.
- Ahmad Salem Al-Sowariki, 16, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces due to several shots fired during a massacre.
- Hamdy Mahmoud Muhsin, 15, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces due to several shots fired during a massacre.
- Ramy Mohammad Jaafar, 11, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces due to several shots fired during a massacre.
- 13 May 2004
- 18 May 2004
- Asma al-Mughayr , 16, of Rafah, killed by a bullet to the head by Israeli forces.
- Ahmad al-Mughayr , 13, of Rafah, killed by a bullet to the head by Israeli forces. This brother and sister were shot dead within minutes of each other by a single bullet to the head each while they were on the roof-terrace of their home in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. According to Amnesty International, the bullets that killed the children were fired from the top floor of a nearby house, the highest building in the area, which had been taken over by Israeli soldiers shortly before the two children where shot. Journalists found an empty Israeli army ammunition box, spent bullet casings and debris from Israel Defense Force food rations next to holes which Israeli soldiers had pierced in the walls of the house to use as sniper positions. From the Israeli sniper nest, there was a clear view of the al-Mughayrs' roof-terrace, where the two children were killed. According to the family, Ahmad ran downstairs to call for help when his sister was shot in the head. He was then shot in the head as he re-emerged from the staircase onto the roof-terrace.
- Ahmad Jasser El-Shaar, 17, of Rafah, killed by Israeli forces due to injuries obtained from missiles during a massacre.
- Hany Mohammad Kafah, 17, of Rafah, killed by Israeli forces due to injuries obtained from missiles during a massacre.
- 19 May 2004
- Nagy Abu Kamar, 12, of Rafah, killed by missiles from Israeli forces planes during a peaceful March.
- Sabir Abu Libdah, 14, of Rafah, killed by missiles from Israeli forces planes during a peaceful March.
- Mohammad Abdu Abu Nasser, 16, of Rafah, killed by missiles from Israeli forces planes during a peaceful March.
- Mohammad Tarek Mansour, 12, of Rafah, killed by missiles from Israeli forces planes during a peaceful March.
- Ahmad Gamil Al-Sa'ad, 14, of Rafah, killed by missiles from Israeli forces planes during a peaceful March.
- Mubarek Saleem Al-Hashash, 9, of Rafah, killed by missiles from Israeli forces planes during a peaceful March.
- 20 May 2004
- Samer Yunis Alarga, 3, of Rafah, killed by missiles from Israeli forces during a peaceful March.
- 22 May 2004
- Rowan Mohammad Abu Zaid, 3, of Rafah, shot in the head and neck by Israeli forces gunfire while playing in front of his house.
- Mohammad Sami Alhems, 17, of Rafah, died of wounds to the head inflicted in October 2000 by Israeli forces.
- Sami Ziad Salamah, 17, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces gunfire because he was too close to the Alhmra barrier.
- 24 May 2004
- 7 June 2004
- Mohammad Jamal Nabhan, 17, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces.
- 9 June 2004
- Hany Khamees Mahmoud Kandil, 13, of Nablus, killed by gunshots to the head and neck by Israeli forces.
- 27 June 2004
- Mohammed Hussein Reseq al-Shourbaji, 11, of Khan Yunis, killed near his house by Israeli forces gunfire to the abdomen and left shoulder.
- 29 June 2004
- Mohamed Yousef Aazib, 17, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces.
- Mohamed Abu Abeeda, 15, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces from a gunshot to the chest.
- 1 July 2004
- Amr Mohamed Zeraan, 9, of Rafah, killed by Israeli forces.
- 2 July 2004
- Hamza Nahid Hobosh, 15, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces.
- 3 July 2004
- Ehab Abd Al-Kareem Shatet, 9, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces during a random bombardment on Tal El-Zaater district.
- 4 July 2004
- Adnan Hussain Mansour, 17, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces.
- 5 July 2004
- Safa' Al Sha'er, 4, of Rafah, died of wounds inflicted by Israeli forces gunfire on
July 1, 2004.
- Hamada Zarb, 14, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces' tank missile during a bombardment in the Gaza]] Strip.
- 6 July 2004
- Mohamed Khaled Salah, 16, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces' plane missiles.
- Aala Hamada Al-Shaer, 13, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces.
- 10 July 2004
- Halima Ouda Abu Samhadana, 16, of Rafah, killed by Israeli forces from a gunshot to the chest.
- 19 July 2004
- 24 July 2004
- Hussam Hilmy Nasser, 16, of Gaza, killed by a bullet to the heart by Israeli forces.
- 26 July 2004
- Sara Mahmoud Zu'roub, 12, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces.
- 4 August 2004
- 5 August 2004
- Eman Suleman Barhoum, 14, of Rafah, died of wounds inflicted by Israeli forces gunfire a few days earlier.
- 10 August 2004
- Salim Omar Salim al Kusa, 17, of Nablus, killed by a bullet injury to the chest by Israeli forces.
- 11 August 2004
- Saleh Radi Mohammad Hourani, 16, of Nablus, killed by gunshot wounds throughout his body by Israeli forces.
- 15 August 2004
- Saif Addin Suleiman Borhom, 14, of Rafah, killed by bullets to the head by Israeli forces.
- 17 August 2004
- Khaled al Atsa, 8, of Nablus, killed by a bullet to the chest by Israeli forces.
- 18 August 2004
- 31 August 2004
- Mazen Maged Al-Agha, 14, of Rafah, killed by Israeli forces.
- 3 September 2004
- Mohammed Jamal Abu Musabbeh, 15, of Gaza, killed by a shrapnel to the chest by Israeli forces.
- 15 September 2004
- Maram Moufed Al Nahleh, 11, of Nablus, killed by Israeli forces.
- 22 September 2004
- Raghda Adnan Al-Assar , 10, was struck in the head by an Israeli bullet while sitting at her desk in UNRWA's Elementary C Girl's School in Khan Yunis camp on September 7 2004. She never regained consciousness and died on 22 September.
- 29 September 2004
- Abed Al Fatah Madi, 14, of Jabalia, killed by a missile by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Saed Mohammed Abu al Eish, 14, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Ahmed Abd al Fattah Madi, 14, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Mohammed Jabr, 16, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- 30 September 2004
- Mohammad Al Shalhah, 14, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Mohammed Khaled Raihan, 14, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Ziad 'Alaa' Shams, 14, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Mohammed Ra'fat al-Reef, 17, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Mo'taz 'Abdul Malek al-Bakri, 17, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Nidal Sa'id al-Beeshawi, 16, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Sultan Sa'id al-Beeshawi, 14, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Ahmed 'Adnan al-Bora'ei, 16, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Diaa' al-Din Ahmed al-Kahlout, 17, of Jabalia, killed by a shell fired by an Israeli tank near an UNRWA school.
- Yahia Akram Hammad, 16, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Tamer 'Abdul 'Aziz Abu Eshkayan, 14, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Sa'ed Mohammed Hiddu Abu al-'Eish, 14, of Jabalia, killed by a bullet to the chest by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Ahmed Ibrahim 'Abdul Fattah Madi, 14, of Jabalia, killed when an electricity tower fell on a number of children during a demolishing by Israeli forces bulldozers.
- Munir al Daqs, 12, of Gaza, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Hani Sa'id Mushtaha, 17, of Jabalia, died of bullet injuries to the head sustained the night before by Israeli forces during a raid.
- 3 October 2004
- Islam Nader Dweidar, 14, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces while baking bread in her garden.
- Luay Ayman al-Najjar, 4, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Mohammed D'iab al-Najjar, 13, of Jabalia, died of bullet injuries to the head sustained two nights prior by Israeli forces during a raid.
- Saber Ibrahim 'Asaliya, 14, of Jabalia, killed by Israeli forces by a bullet to the back while trying to escape during a raid.
- Nidal Muhsen al-Madhoun, 14, of Jabalia, killed by a bullet to the heart by Israeli forces during a raid.
- 4 October 2004
- Asma Dwidar, 16, of Jabalia, killed by a bullet to the chest by Israeli forces during a raid.
- 5 October 2004
- Iman al-Hams, 13, of Rafah, killed on her way to school by 5 bullets to the head and 15 bullets throughout her body by Israeli forces. Because Israelis prevented paramedics from evacuating, Eman bled to death.
- 13 October 2004
- Ghadeer Jaber Mkheemer , 11, of Khan Yunis, died of gunshot wounds to the chest inflicted by Israeli forces gunfire on October 12, 2004.
- 25 October 2004
- Hisham Hassan 'Aashour, 11, of Khan Yunis, killed by a bullet to the chest by Israeli forces.
- Mohammed Khader Abu Sultan, 17, of Gaza, killed by a bullet to the chest by Israeli forces.
- 28 October 2004
- Rania Iyad Aram, 7, of Khan Yunis, killed by Israeli forces from a bullet to the neck.
- Salah Fadel Abu Eita, 17, of Jenin, killed by Israeli forces from bullets to the chest, abdomen and right leg.
- 30 October 2004
- Ibrahim Mohammed Ismail, 12, of Jenin, killed by Israeli forces.
- 1 November 2004
- Bashar Zabara, 12, of Nablus, killed by a bullet to the neck by Israeli forces.
- 6 November 2004
- Alaa Hisham Samara, 14, of Jenin, killed by Israeli forces from a bullet to the head for throwing stones.
- 20 November 2004
See also
- Al-Aqsa Intifada
- Israeli violence against Palestinian children
- Operation Days of Penitence Fatalities
External links
- Palestine: the assault on health and other war crimes (British Medical Journal)
- Israel and the Occupied Territories: An ongoing human rights crisis (Amnesty International)
- Israel/Occupied Territories: Wanton destruction constitutes a war crime (Amnesty International)
- Israel/Occupied Territories: Killing of children must be investigated (Amnesty International)
- Memorial to children killed in the Al-Aqsa Intifada
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