The Impact of the Conflict on Children

This is what the chart looked like up until October 7th, 2023:

Hover over each bar for exact numbers.

Below is what it looks like now. For the latest information on the current round of violence, please see: IsraelPalestineNews.org.

Hover over each bar for exact numbers.

Source: IsraelPalestineTimeline.org


“The majority of these [Palestinian] children were killed and injured while going about normal daily activities, such as going to school, playing, shopping, or simply being in their homes. Sixty-four percent of children killed during the first six months of 2003 died as a result of Israeli air and ground attacks, or from indiscriminate fire from Israeli soldiers.”

- Catherine Cook


Last updated: 8/14/2024

Data Sources through the years: Remember These Children, a coalition of groups calling for an end to the killing of children and a fair resolution of the conflict; B'Tselem; OCHA; the Ha'aretz list of names; IMEMC; Barron's; and others.

To see names, photos and more information for the Israeli and Palestinian children who have been killed, please visit our website Israel-Palestine Timeline.

Remember These Children's list of victims has not been updated since July 21, 2014, and does not mention all of the 527 children killed by Israel in during its 2014 assault on Gaza in the summer.)

It also appears that the site has not documented a number of the Palestinian children killed during Israel's Dec 27, 2008 - Jan 18, 2009 assault on Gaza. They report only 269 of the Palestinian children killed during that time (and an additional 9 who later died from wounds inflicted during that time period). B'Tselem has documented that Israel killed 318 Palestinian children in Gaza during this time. We do not doubt the validity of this higher number as they are extremely careful in their documentation.

Note: A child is a person aged 17 or younger.

Infants Killed October 7, 2024 - August 14, 2024

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reports that about 2,100 Palestinian infants under the age of two were killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.

One Israeli infant has been killed during that time. In Kibbutz Be'eri, one baby, Mila Cohen, 10 months old, was killed on 7 October when a bullet from Qassam fighters penetrated the door of the safe room in their home, in an apparent bid to take them captive to Gaza to exchange for the thousands of Palestinians being held in Israel – many of them children.

Playlist: Children Killed in 2020

Israel-Palestine Timeline

Israel-Palestine Timeline: The human cost of the conflict records photos and information for each person who has been killed in the ongoing violence.

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Additional Resources

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Booklet – Do Palestinians Teach Their Children to Hate?

Organizations

Defence for Children International, Palestine

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