Palestinian children

Mohamad Saleh at his apartment in Cairo, in a still from 'Severed.' (Courtesy)

In ‘Severed,’ a Palestinian child pieces together the shattered fragments of his life

At 18, Mohamad Saleh has survived five wars on Gaza, lost his leg to an Israeli sniper, and endured several additional surgeries. My new film tells his story.

By Jen Marlowe May 22, 2025

Palestinian students at an UNRWA school in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Jan. 30, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Israel claims to care about Palestinian students — so it shuts down their schools

The Education Ministry ordered UNRWA-run schools in East Jerusalem to close, citing ‘student welfare.’ 800 may lose their classrooms this month.

By Gil Gertel May 6, 2025

Dorgham Qreaiqea leads children's activities in a tent in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Dec. 12, 2024. (Courtesy of the Qreaiqea family)

Remembering an artist who gave life to the children of Gaza

Dorgham Qreaiqea led film, theater, and painting projects with an unshakeable belief in the power of art to transcend the war. An Israeli airstrike killed him.

By Loaay Wattad April 18, 2025

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Palestinians who were injured from Israeli airstrikes on the town of Bani Suhaila arrive at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 22, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

‘I operated on more children in Gaza in one night than I do in the U.S. in a year’

American surgeon Feroze Sidhwa has volunteered in war zones around the world. But nothing prepared him for Israel bombing his hospital in Gaza.

By Michal Feldon April 9, 2025

The bed of 13-year-old Bana Laboum, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in her room in the village of Qaryut, occupied West Bank, September 15, 2024. (Oren Ziv)

Settlers attacked Bana’s village. Then a soldier shot her through her window

After Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinians with rocks and Molotov cocktails, soldiers raided Qaryut and killed a 13-year-old as she stood in her bedroom.

By Oren Ziv September 23, 2024

Asser and Aysal Abu Al-Qumsan, killed when they were four days old. (Courtesy of Muhammad Abu Al-Qumsan)

The Gazan infants who never saw their first birthday

For thousands of Palestinian parents, the joy of giving birth rapidly turned to grief when their newborn babies were killed by Israel's bombardment.

By Ibrahim Mohammad September 18, 2024

Photos of Fayez and Kariman, the children of Anas Juha, who were killed and trapped under the rubble by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, alongside Anas' wife Lena. (Courtesy of Anas Juha)

Searching for Gaza’s missing children

Buried under rubble, lost in the chaos, decomposed beyond recognition: the desperate struggle to find thousands amid Israel’s ongoing war.

By Ibtisam Mahdi July 18, 2024

Sister Nabila Saleh at the entrance to the Rosary Sisters School in Gaza City after it was moderately damaged by Israeli airstrikes, May 12, 2021. (Holy Family Catholic Parish)

An ode to my school, destroyed by Israel

The school where I taught in Gaza City was my second home. Now it lies in ruins, some of my beloved students are dead, and I am terrified for the rest.

By Ruwaida Amer February 21, 2024

Sadeel Naghniyeh with her father Ghassan. (Courtesy)

‘Her smile never left her face’

Palestinian teen Sadeel Naghniyeh was shot in the head while standing at the entrance to her home in Jenin refugee camp during an Israeli raid last month.

By Basel Adra July 5, 2023

Palestinians participate in the funeral of two-year-old Muhammad Tamimi in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, who died four days after he was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers near the entrance to his home in Nabi Saleh, West Bank, June 6, 2023. (Oren Ziv)

‘Hamoudi’s gone’: Palestinian village reels after Israeli soldiers kill toddler

After denying responsibility, the IDF admitted its forces shot two-year-old Mohammed Tamimi — the latest Nabi Saleh resident to be killed with impunity.

By Oren Ziv June 7, 2023

Palestinian resistance groups launch rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, May 10, 2023. (Mohammed Zaanoun/Activestills.org)

A ritual of violence that Israelis have already forgotten

The collapse of any logic in Israel's Gaza policy has become accepted without a shred of discomfort, rendering the yearly bloodletting an act of fate.

By Amir Rotem May 23, 2023

Golani Brigade soldiers during a nighttime operation in a West Bank village, August 29, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

The Israeli army promised to avoid arresting kids at night. It never even tried

Despite committing to new procedures to reduce the practice, the army is still using night arrests as a default against Palestinian children, says rights group.

By Oren Ziv and Basel Adra January 17, 2023

The entrance to Laylak cafe, Dheisheh refugee camp. (Fatima AbdulKarim)

The cafe where Palestinian children look out for each other

Supported by DCI-Palestine, teens in Dheisheh refugee camp are creating a space for their peers to bond and learn amid the violence of occupation.

By Fatima AbdulKarim October 3, 2022