[News] Murdering Babies is "Permissible" When They're Palestinian

Thu Mar 17 17:43:52 EDT 2011

http://www.counterpunch.org/weir03172011.html
March 17, 2011

What the Media Missed on Itamar

Murdering Babies is "Permissible" When They're Palestinian

By ALISON WEIR

US media have been widely and repeatedly 
reporting on the awful March 11 murder of three 
small Israeli children and their parents. While 
no one yet knows who committed this act, reports 
presume that the murderers were Palestinian, and 
for this reason the incident is receiving major 
attention. Various heads of state, including 
President Obama, have condemned it.

If it turns out that the murderer or murderers 
were Israeli, as some previously presumed 
“terrorists” have turned out to be, or a foreign 
worker who had previously threatened the family 
over unpaid wages, as some reports from the area 
suggest, it is likely that coverage of the 
incident will quickly vanish from U.S. headlines.

For now, however, American news reports continue 
to provide excruciating details about the 
atrocity. Given the amount of reportage, it is 
surprising how much significant information is omitted.

For example, none of these reports mention that 
the location of the murders, Itamar (near 
Nablus), is an illegal Jewish-only settlement on 
stolen Palestinian land in the midst of refugees 
whom Israel pushed off their ancestral land 
through massacres and ruthless military actions.

Nor do reports mention the frequency with which 
Israeli settlers beat, occasionally torture, and 
sometimes murder Palestinians of all ages, burn 
their crops, and hack down their groves of olive 
trees, the livelihood of many Palestinian 
villagers; hundreds, at least, of these trees, 
have been destroyed by rampaging Israeli settlers.

Religious extremism

Even lengthy articles on the tragic incident fail 
to mention the extremely relevant and chillingly 
ironic fact that Itamar was founded and is 
largely populated by fanatic Jewish extremists, 
many of whom believe that the killing of 
non-Jewish infants is religiously permitted, and 
sometimes mandated, as discussed in a 
best-selling book “The King’s Torah,” which was 
written by authors from the area and endorsed by 
numerous rabbis and religious schools (but opposed by most Israelis).

In their elaborate descriptions of the murder 
scene, U.S. articles neglect to mention that the 
building next door is the house of Chabad 
Lubavitch emissaries, a Hassidic movement in 
Orthodox Judaism, and features a photo of the 
late Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel 
Schneerson, known for his astoundingly supremacist teachings.

Schneerson is widely revered by such settlers 
(and his followers in the U.S.); many believed 
him to have been the messiah. In their book 
“Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel,” professors 
Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky quote 
Schneerson’s teachings about the differences between Jews and non-Jews:

“
 we do not have a case of profound change in 
which a person is merely on a superior level. 
Rather, we have a case of ‘let us differentiate’ 
between totally different species. This is what 
needs to be said about the body: the body of a 
Jewish person is of a totally different quality 
from the body of [members] of all nations of the 
world...A non-Jew’s entire reality is only 
vanity
The entire creation [of a non-Jew] exists 
only for the sake of the Jews...”

Which children matter?

Finally, news reports on the abhorrent Itamar 
murders fail to mention the frequent, tragic, and 
equally abhorrent killing of massive numbers of 
Palestinian children by Israelis.

For example, the Los Angeles Times reported that 
the Itamar incident was “the deadliest such 
attack against Jewish settlers in the area since 
2002,” but didn’t bother to report that there 
have been numerous deadly attacks on Palestinians 
in the area in the intervening years, that dozens 
of Palestinian minors have been killed, many more 
injured and maimed, and even more Palestinian 
mothers, fathers, and grandparents killed.

This viewpoint is typical of U.S. media. 
Statistical studies show that primetime network 
news shows report on Israeli children’s deaths at 
rates up to 14 times greater than they report on 
Palestinian children’s deaths; regional 
newspapers report Israeli deaths at even more disproportionate rates.

Palestinian deaths are therefore often virtually 
invisible to American news consumers, even though 
they occurred first and are far greater in number.

In the round of violence that began in fall 2000, 
over 90 Palestinian children were killed before a 
single Israeli child; in total, approximately 
1,500 Palestinian children have been killed by 
Israelis, and approximately 130 Israeli children 
have been killed by Palestinians during this period.

Since American media, in stark contrast to 
coverage of the Itamar victims, so rarely report 
on Palestinian victims and their weeping 
families, or provide details of their grisly 
deaths, at the end of this article is a partial 
list of these young, largely disappeared victims.

While this very incomplete list does little to 
balance the moving, detailed reporting on Israeli 
children’s deaths found in U.S. news media, and 
completely ignores the even greater number of 
children grieving for parents killed by Israeli 
forces, publishing it here at least provides the 
names of Palestinian victims, a rarity in American media coverage.

A few years ago an Israeli army officer emptied, 
at close range, the entire magazine of his 
automatic rifle into a 13-year-old Palestinian 
girl. Afterward he said he would have done the 
same even if she had been three years old. 
Because so many of his underlings reported this 
particular incident, he was eventually tried in 
an Israeli military court – but on minor 
offenses, not murder. He was acquitted of all charges.

It is hard to imagine the feelings of Americans 
if these were our children and if we were 
suffering this degree of unbearable loss. The 
population in the Palestinian Territories is less 
than 1/90th the population of the U.S.; there is 
hardly a Palestinian family that has not experienced tragedy.

Because Israel partisans consistently screen out 
the mass of significant information on this 
issue, and other editors, perhaps through 
ignorance, negligence, and/or timidity, go along, 
Americans receive the kind of highly filtered, 
lying-through-omission “journalism” that is so 
effectively creating fear, hatred, and ignorance 
of Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims – and that 
perpetuates the uniquely massive flow of American 
money to Israel, currently over $8 million per 
day. Israel, with a population of seven million, 
is reportedly about to ask for an additional $20 billion.

Regarding the as-yet unsolved murder of three 
children in Itamar, President Obama pronounced: 
“There is no justification and there can be 
neither excuse nor forgiveness for the murder of 
children.  I expect a similar condemnation, and I 
demand a similar condemnation, from the Palestinian Authority.”

Perhaps someday President Obama will have the 
integrity – and the courage – to make the same 
pronouncement about the murders of Palestinian 
children, and address it to the Israeli government.

A partial list of Palestinian Children Killed by Israelis

The following information is taken from 
<http://www.rememberthesechildren.org/remember2000.htm>“Remember 
These Children,” [ which works to document all 
Israeli and Palestinian children who have been 
killed, in the belief, sadly not shared by the 
U.S. media, that all of these children matter.

In the list below, “IDF” stands for Israeli 
Defense Forces, an offensive, occupying force; 
“Incursion” refers to an invasion of Palestinian 
land by Israeli military forces.  To reiterate: 
this is a partial list of children mostly 13 and 
under of the approximately 1,500 Palestinian 
minors killed by Israeli forces in the past 11 
years; during the same period Palestinians killed about 130 Israeli minors.

2000

Muhammad Saleh Muhammad al-Arja, 12, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by Israeli sniper fire to his head near the Rafah boder crossing.

Math Ahmad Muhammad abu-Hadwan, 11, of Hebron, 
killed by IDF gunfire to his head in Tel Rumeida.

Abdul-Rahman Khaled Hammouda Khbeish, 4, of 
Balata refugee camp, killed by IDF gunfire to his head.

2001

Obeisi infant girl, of Nablus, died at an IDF 
checkpoint when her mother was prevented from crossing to reach the hospital.

Muhammad Ismael Hashem Nasr, 10, of Dahyet 
al-Bareed, near Jerusalem, killed by Israeli settlers.

Isra Ahmad, 11, of Nablus, died at an IDF 
checkpoint when she was prevented from reaching a hospital.

Mahmoud Ismael al-Darwish, 11, of Dura, near 
Hebron, killed by IDF shelling to his chest.

Yehya Fathi Muhammad al-Sheikh Eid, 12, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to his face, neck and abdomen.

Iman Muhammad al-Haju, 4 months, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed by IDF shelling while in her mother’s arms.

Suleiman Sami al-Masri, 12, of Rafah, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his back.

Khalil Ibrahim Muhammad al-Moghrabi, 11, of 
Rafah, Gaza, killed by IDF tank fire to his head 
while playing with a friend near the border with Egypt.

Diya Marwan Hilmi al-Tmeizi, 3 months, of Ithna, 
near Hebron, killed, with her older brother, by 
Israeli settler gunfire to her head and back.

Ashraf Khalil Abdul-Minem, 8, of al-Judeidah, 
near Jenin, killed, with his brother, in an IDF 
helicopter missile strike during a targeted assassination.

Bilal Khalil Abdul-Minem, 10, of al-Judeidah, 
near Jenin, killed, with his brother, in an IDF 
helicopter missile strike during a targeted assassination.

Azhar Said Shalafa, 2, of Rafah, Gaza, died at an 
IDF checkpoint when her mother was prevented from taking her to the hospital.

Muhammad Subhi abu-Arrar, 14, of Rafah refugee 
camp, Gaza, killed by IDF sniper fire to his 
chest while playing in front of his home.

Inas Samir abu-Zeid, 5, of Rafah, Gaza, killed, 
with her brother, by IDF shelling.
Suleiman Samir abu-Zeid, 7, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed, with his sister, by IDF shelling.

Abdallah Atatrah, 3, of al-Tarm, near Jenin, died 
at an IDF checkpoint when the car carrying him 
was prevented from getting to the Yabad medical 
center after he fell into a swamp.

Khaled Arafat al-Batash, 2, of Hebron, killed by 
the IDF and Israeli settlers during a gas attack.

Riham Nabil Younis Abul-Ward, 10, of Jenin, 
killed by IDF gunfire to her head while in her classroom.

Abed-Rabo infant, newborn, of Bethlehem, died at 
an IDF checkpoint after its mother was denied access to medical care.

Akram Naim Abdul-Karim al-Astal, 6, of Khan 
Younis refugee camp, Gaza, killed, with his 
brother and three cousins, by an IDF missile while on their way to school.

Anis Idris Muhammad al-Astal, 11, of Khan Younis 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed, with his brother and 
three cousins, by an IDF missile while on their way to school.

Muhammad Rateb abu-Shahla, 12, of Jenin, killed by IDF shelling to his head.

Shadi Ahmad Abdul-Moti Arafeh, 13, of Hebron, 
killed in an IDF helicopter missile strike during a targeted assassination.

Burhan Muhammad Ibrahim al-Himuni, 3, of Hebron, 
killed in an IDF helicopter missile strike during a targeted assassination.

Muhammad Zakin, 8 hours, of Yamoun, near Jenin, 
died at an IDF checkpoint after his mother was denied access to medical care.

Rami Salahaldeen Muhammad Zurob, 13, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by IDF helicopter fire to his head 
while playing in front of his house.

2002

Muna Sami Ataya al-Bajasa, 13, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed, with her mother, by IDF tank fire 
to her head during an incursion.

Mahmoud Hasan Ahmad al-Talalka, 7, of Beit 
Hanoun, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his abdomen near the Nisanit settlement.

Maria Izaldeen abu-Sarieh, 9, of Jenin refugee 
camp, killed by IDF shelling to her head while in her home during an incursion.

Inas Ibrahim Eisa Saleh, 9, of Jabalya refugee 
camp, Gaza, died of wounds sustained Feb. 19 from 
IDF shelling during a targeted assassination.

Muhammad Hussein abu-Kweik, 8, of Amari refugee 
camp, killed, with his two sisters, by IDF 
helicopter fire during a targeted assassination.

Shaima Izaldeen Ibrahim al-Masri, 7, of Ramallah, 
killed by IDF helicopter fire during a targeted assassination.

Said Ali Ibrahim Subeih, 12, of Ramallah, died of 
head wounds sustained Feb. 28 from IDF gunfire.

Muhammad Mamoun Fayez abu-Ali, 10, of Tulkarm 
refugee camp, died of chest wounds sustained 
March 7 from IDF gunfire during an incursion.

Amani Odeh Muhammad al-Awawdah, 12, of Bureij 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed, with her mother, 
brother, sister and cousin, by an IDF land mine 
while riding on an animal drawn cart.

Salim Odeh Muhammad al-Awawdah, 10, of Bureij 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed, with his mother, 2 
sisters and cousin, by an IDF land mine while riding on an animal drawn cart.

Tariq Muhammad Salman al-Awawdah, 10, of Bureij 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed, with his aunt and 
three cousins, by an IDF land mine while riding on an animal drawn cart.

Mujahed Arafat abu-Shabab, 2, of Rafah, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling.
Shaima Said Abdul-Rahim Hamad, 12, of Rafah, 
Gaza, died of head wounds sustained March 15 from IDF gunfire.

Iyad Imad Muhammad al-Mughrabi, 11, of Askar 
refugee camp, died of head wounds sustained March 17 from IDF gunfire.

Riham Hussam Mustafa abu-Taha, 4, of Rafah 
refugee camp, Gaza, died of head wounds sustained March 21 from IDF shelling.

Mahmoud Muhammad Musa abu-Yasin, 13, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, died of abdominal wounds 
sustained March 12 during a funeral.

Abdullah Samir Omar al-Shubi, 10, of Nablus, 
killed, with his family of seven, by an IDF missile during an incursion.

Anas Samir Omar al-Shubi, 4, of Nablus, killed, 
with his family of seven, by an IDF missile during an incursion.

Azzam Samir Omar al-Shubi, 7, of Nablus, killed, 
with his family of seven, by an IDF missile during an incursion

Salwa Khaled Dahaliz, 10, of Rafah refugee camp, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to her head near the Rafah Yam settlement.

Sumaya Najeh Abdul-Hadi al-Hasan, 6, of Rafah 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to her head.

Isra Ghaleb Othman, 10, of Beitunia, near 
Ramallah, killed by IDF gunfire to her side.

Ahed Rasmi Ali Hamad, 5, of Hebron, killed by IDF gunfire during an incursion.

Qusay Farah abu-Aisha, 12, of Askar refugee camp, 
killed by IDF gunfire while playing in his yard during an incursion.

Fadel Mahmoud abu-Zuheirah, 9, of Beitunia, near 
Ramallah, killed by IDF tank fire to his abdomen 
while in his home during an incursion.

Rifat Bassam Shehada Awad, 12, of Awarta, near 
Nablus, killed, with his two brothers, by an IDF armored personnel carrier.

Khayri Bassam Shehada Awad, 11, of Awarta, near 
Nablus, killed, with his two brothers, by an IDF armored personnel carrier.

Faraj Hekmat Udwan, 4, of Awarta, near Nablus, 
killed by an IDF armored personnel carrier.

Othman Fadel Khaled Masharqah, 7, of Jenin, 
killed by IDF shelling to his head and limbs during an incursion.

Asad Faysal Ersan Qarini, 10, of Jenin, killed by 
IDF gunfire to his head and foot during an incursion.

Huda Muhammad Said abu-Shaluf, 12, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to her head while at home during an incursion.

Fadi Ghassan al-Ajlouni, 8, of Hebron, killed by IDF gunfire.

Abed Khaled Muhammad Ismael, 11, of Artas, near 
Bethlehem, killed by IDF gunfire.

Abeer Muhammad Yousef Zakarna, 3, of Qabatiya, 
near Jenin, killed, with her brother and mother, by IDF shelling to her limbs.

Basel Muhammad Yousef Zakarna, 4, of Qabatiya, 
near Jenin, killed, with his sister and mother, by IDF shelling to his back.

Tamer Khaled Mahmoud abu-Siriyye, 10, of Tulkarm, 
killed by IDF tank fire to his chest while throwing stones.

Salem Sami Salem al-Shaer, 15, of Rafah, Gaza, 
died of back wounds sustained May 7, with his 
brother, from IDF gunfire during an incursion.

Anwar Elian Saleh abu-Said, 12, of Juhor al-Deek, 
near Khan Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling.

Hussein Eid Hassan al-Matwi, 8, of al-Maghraqa, 
near Khan Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to his heart near his home.

Abdul-Samad Hashem Shamlakh, 10, of Gaza City, 
killed by IDF gunfire to his head while in his home during an incursion.

Ahmad Yousef Abdul-Aziz al-Ghazawi, 9, of Jenin, killed by IDF tank fire.

Fares Hussam Fares al-Sadi, 13, of Jenin, killed 
by the IDF when his neighbor’s house was blown up.

Sjoud Ahmad Turki Fahmawi, 6, of Jenin, killed by 
IDF tank fire to her chest and left arm during an incursion.

Jamil Yousef Abdul-Aziz al-Ghazzawi, 12, of 
Jenin, died of leg and thigh wounds sustained 
June 21, with his brother, from IDF tank fire.

Bassam Ghassan Ragheb al-Sadi, 6, of Jenin 
refugee camp, killed by IDF gunfire to his chest.

Muhammad Shteiwi, 12, of Fara refugee camp, killed by IDF gunfire to his chest.

Anwar Muhammad Kamal al-Hindi, 2, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed, with her mother, by IDF gunfire to her head.

Shukri Fayq Abdel-Haj Daoud, 10, of Qalqilya, 
died of head wounds sustained June 27 from IDF gunfire during curfew.

Ahmad Said Abdul-Jawad abu-Radaha, 7, of Amari 
refugee camp, killed by an IDF bomb.

Muhammad Mahmoud al-Huwaiti, 3, of Gaza City, 
killed, with his brother, in an IDF airstrike 
while at home during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Subhi Mahmoud al-Huwaiti, 5, of Gaza City, 
killed, with his brother, in an IDF airstrike 
while at home during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Ayman Raed Matar, 18, of Gaza City, killed, with 
his brother, sister and cousins, in an IDF 
airstrike while at home during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Dina Raed Matar, 2, of Gaza City, killed, with 
her brothers and cousins, in an IDF airstrike 
while at home during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Muhammad Raed Matar, 4, of Gaza City, killed, 
with his siblings and cousins, in an IDF 
airstrike while at home during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Dunia Rami Matar, 5, of Gaza City, killed, with 
her cousins, in an IDF airstrike while at home 
during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Ala Muhammad Matar, 11, of Gaza City, killed, 
with his cousins, in an IDF airstike while at 
home during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Ahmad Muhammad al-Shawa, 5, of Gaza City, killed, 
with his father, in an IDF airstike while at home 
during the targeted assassination of Salah Shehada.

Asma Tahseen Ahmad Ahmad, 9, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to her back while playing in her front yard.

Hamzeh Muhammad Badawi Dweikat, 13, of Balata, 
killed by IDF gunfire to his chest and neck while in his home during curfew.

Ayman Atiya abu-Mugheiseb, 12, of Deir al-Balah, 
Gaza, died of head wounds sustained Aug. 7 from 
IDF gunfire while in his backyard.

Ayman Bassam Nadid Fares, 6, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his head while in 
his field near the Ganei Tal settlement.

Jihad Musa Muhammad al-Athra, 6, of Yatta, 
Hebron, killed by an Israeli settler vehicle.

Bahira Borhan Mefleh Daraghma, 7, of Tubas, 
killed, with her cousin, by an IDF missile strike 
during an assassination attempt.

Abdul-Salam Fawzi Abdul-Rahman Samreen, 11, of 
al-Bireh, killed by IDF gunfire to his abdomen during curfew.

Rawan Murad Eisa Hrezian, 3 days, of Hebron, died at an IDF checkpoint.

Rami Kahlil Ibrahim al-Barbari, 12, of Nablus, 
killed by IDF tank fire to his head during curfew.
Mahmoud Hamza Ahmad Zaghloul, 11, of Nablus, 
killed by IDF shelling to his heart.

Thaer Salah al-Hout, 12, of Rafah refugee camp, 
killed by IDF tank fire to his head during an incursion.

Shaima Kamal Yousef abu-Shamaleh, 8, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by IDF tank fire to her head while 
in her home during an incursion.

Nafez Khaled Mashal, 2, of Rafah refugee camp, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his abdomen.

Muhammad Rifat abu-Naja, 9, of Rafah, Gaza, died 
of wounds sustained Oct. 17 from IDF gunfire.

Hamed Asad Hasan al-Masri, 2, of Rafah refugee 
camp, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to his chest.

Jihad Tahseen Darweesh al-Faqih, 8, of Nablus, 
killed by IDF gunfire to his heart during an incursion.

Fawaregh infant, newborn, of Masarah, near 
Bethlehem, died at an IDF checkpoint after his 
mother was delayed on her way to the Bethlehem hospital.

Infant, Newborn, of Tel, near Nablus, killed by IDF gunfire.

Nada Kamal Muhammad Mahdi, 11, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed by IDF gunfire to her chest while at home.

Hanin Saud abu-Sita, 12, of Rafah, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to her pelvis.

Hanin Abdul-Kader Saleh abu-Suleiman, 8, of Khan 
Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to her head.

2003

Abdul-Rahman Samer abu-Bakr, 10, of Nablus, died 
at an IDF checkpoint after he was prevented from reaching medical care.

Iyad Salim Othman abu-Shaer, 12, of Deir 
al-Balah, Gaza, died of neck wounds sustained Dec. 24 from IDF gunfire.

Ali Taleb Ghreiz, 8, of Rafah refugee camp, Gaza, 
killed by IDF shelling to his head.

Mustafa Ibrahim abu-Adwan, 10, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, died of head wounds sustained Feb. 7 from IDF shelling.

Aref Omar Afif Bisharat, 13, of Tammun, near 
Tubas, died of head wounds sustained Feb. 5 from 
IDF gunfire while throwing stones.

Husni Majdi al-Ghul, 8, of Qalqilya, killed by 
Israeli border police gunfire to his chest during an incursion.

Abdul-Rahman Mustafa Ali Jadallah, 9, of Khan 
Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his head during a funeral.

Ilham Ziad Hassan al-Assar, 4, of Nuseirat 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to her 
abdomen and left foot during an incursion.

Christine George Antoine Sada, 10, of Aida 
refugee camp, killed by undercover IDF gunfire to 
her head and chest while riding in a car with her 
family during a targeted assassination.

Anas Jihad al-Kahlout, 12, of Jabalya refugee 
camp, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his head.

Amir Ahmad Muhammad Ayyad, 2, of Gaza City, 
killed by IDF gunfire to his chest and abdomen during an incursion.

Elian Saad Elian al-Bashiti, 18 months, of Khan 
Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to his head.

Tamer Nizar Fathi Arar, 11, of Salfit, killed by 
IDF sniper fire to his head during a demonstration.

Afnan Yasser Muhammad Taha, 1, of Bureij refugee 
camp, Gaza, killed, with her mother, in an IDF 
helicopter missile strike during the targeted assassination of her father.

Amal Nimer Salem al-Jarusha, 8, of Gaza City, 
died of wounds sustained June 10 in an IDF 
helicopter missile strike while playing in her 
yard during a targeted assassination.

Muhammad Sharif Jawdat Kabaha, 3, of Barta 
al-Sharkiya, near Jenin, killed by IDF tank fire 
to his head while waiting in a car with his family at a checkpoint.

Aya Mahmoud Noman Fayyad, 9, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed by IDF tank fire to her chest while in her home.

Sana Jamil al-Daour, 9, of Jabalya refugee camp, 
Gaza, died of head and neck wounds sustained Aug. 
26 from IDF helicopter fire during a targeted assassination.

Thaer Monsur Noman al-Sayouri, 9, of Hebron, 
killed by IDF tank fire to his head while in his home during an incursion.

Muhammad Ayman Yousef Ibrahim, 7, of Tulkarm 
refugee camp, killed by IDF gunfire to his chest 
during a targeted assassination.

Ibrahim Ahmad Frej al-Qreinawi, 10, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his abdomen while 
with his family in their yard during an incursion.

Atwa Yousef abu-Muhsen, 8, of Rafah, Gaza, killed 
by IDF gunfire to his head during an incursion.

Muhammad Ziad Muhammad Baroud, 12, of Nuseirat 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF helicopter fire 
during a targeted assassination.

Muhammad Ismael Elian al-Hamayda, 10, of Deir 
al-Balah, killed by IDF gunfire to his abdomen 
while on his way to the mosque during an incursion.

Ahmad Muhanad Nafeh Meri, 11, of Jenin refugee 
camp, died of head wounds sustained Nov. 8 from 
IDF gunfire to his head while throwing stones at 
soldiers demolishing a home in Jenin.

Hani Salem Rabayah, 9, of Rafah refugee camp, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his head and neck.

Muayad Mazen Abdul-Rahman Hamdan, 9, of al-Bireh, 
killed by IDF gunfire to his head during an incursion.

Latifa, premature, of Deir Balut, near Ramallah, 
died, with her twin sister, at an IDF checkpoint 
after her mother was delayed access to medical care.

Moufida, premature, of Deir Balut, near Ramallah, 
died, with her twin sister, at an IDF checkpoint 
after her mother was delayed access to medical care.

2004

Iman Samir Darwish al-Hams, 13, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed by IDF gunfire to her head, chest, limbs 
and abdomen on her way to school near the Tal Zarub army post.

[An Israeli officer who emptied his entire 
magazine into her, shooting her 17 times at close 
range, was acquitted of all charges by an Israeli 
court. He said that he would have done the same 
even if she had been three years old. He had been charged with minor offences.]

Tariq Majdi Abdul-Muati al-Sousi, 11, of Gaza 
City, killed by IDF helicopter fire while being 
driven home from school during a targeted assassination.

Motaz Nafez Hussein al-Sharafi, 11, of Gaza City, 
died of neck and head wounds sustained Feb. 28 
from IDF helicopter fire during a targeted assassination.

Mahmoud Abdullah Hasan Younis, 10, of Nuseirat 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF sniper fire.

Fatma Muhammad Sharifi al-Jaled, 7, of Khan 
Younis, Gaza, died of head wounds sustained March 
19 from IDF gunfire to her head while playing in her yard with friends.

Khaled Maher Zaki Walwil, 6, of Balata refugee 
camp, killed by IDF gunfire to his neck while 
looking out of a window in his home during an incursion.

Iman Muhammad Khalil Talbiyeh, 12, of Khan 
Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to her head while in her kitchen.

Muna Hamdi Shehada abu-Tabak, 10, of Beit Hanoun, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to her abdomen and left arm while on her way home.

Asma Ali abu-Qaliq, 4, of Jabalya, Gaza, killed by IDF tear gas.

Ahmad Muhammad Ali al-Mughayer, 10, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed, with his sister, by IDF sniper fire 
to his head while feeding birds on the roof of his home.

Mahmoud Tariq Mahmoud Monsur, 12, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed by an IDF missile during a peaceful 
demonstration near the Tal Zorub military post.

Mubarak Salim Mubarak al-Hashash, 11, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by an IDF missile during a peaceful 
demonstration near the Tal Zorub military post.

Walid Naji Said abu-Qamr, 12, of Rafah refugee 
camp, Gaza, killed by an IDF missile during a 
peaceful demonstration near the Tal Zorub military post.

Iyad Muhammad Afana, 13, of Gaza City, died of 
head wounds sustained May 11 from IDF gunfire during an incursion.

Tamer Younis al-Arja, 3, of Rafah, Gaza, died of 
a heart attack from IDF shelling.
Hamed Yasin Hamed Bahlul, 16, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed by IDF helicopter fire near the zoo.

Islam Muhammad Mahmoud Husniya, 13, of Fawwar 
refugee camp, killed by IDF gunfire to his head 
while throwing stones during a demonstration 
against the Israeli incursion in Rafah.

Rawan Muhammad Said abu-Zid, 4, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed by IDF gunfire to her head and neck while 
going to the store with her big sister to buy candy.

Hani Mahmoud Khaled Kandil, 13, of Nablus, killed 
by IDF gunfire to his head at close range during an incursion.

Omar Muhammad Awad abu-Zaran, 12, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed by IDF gunfire near his home.

Ihab Abdul-Karim Ahmad Shatat, 9, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF tank fire to 
his chest while walking to the grocery store.

Safah al-Shaer, 4, of Rafah, Gaza, died of wounds 
sustained July 1 from IDF gunfire.

Samr Omar Hasan Fawju, 3, of Rafah, Gaza, died of 
head wounds sustained July 8 from IDF gunfire while standing near her home.

Ali Abdul-Rahim Ashraf abu-Alba, 12, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF helicopter fire 
to his abdomen during an incursion.

Khaled Jamal Salim al-Asta, 8, of Hosh al-Jitan, 
near Nablus, killed by IDF gunfire to his chest while in his home.

Munir Anwar Muhammad al-Daqs, 10, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by Israeli tank fire 
to his chest near his home during an incursion.

Maram Moufid Abdul-Aziz al-Nahleh, 11, of Nablus, 
killed by IDF gunfire to her face while at home during an incursion.

Raghdah Adnan Abdul-Muati al-Asar, 9, of Khan 
Younis refugee camp, Gaza, died of head wounds 
sustained Sept. 7 from IDF sniper fire while 
sitting at a desk in her United 
Nations-administered school near the Neve Dekalim settlement.

Saber Ibrahim Iyad Asaliya, 12, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his 
back while trying to escape during an incursion.

Luay Ayman Muhammad al-Najjar, 4, of Khuza, near 
Khan Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF tank fire to his 
head while playing near his home during an incursion.

Iman Samir Darwish al-Hams, 13, of Rafah, Gaza, 
killed by IDF gunfire to her head, chest, limbs 
and abdomen on her way to school near the Tal Zarub army post.

Samah Samir Omar Nasr Musleh, 10, of Beit Hanoun, 
Gaza, killed by IDF tank fire to her abdomen at the entrance to her home.

Ghadir Jaber Hussein Mukhemar, 9, of Khan Younis 
refugee camp, Gaza, died of chest wounds 
sustained Oct. 12 from IDF gunfire while in her 
classroom at a United Nations-administered school.

Hisham Hassan Husni Ashour, 10, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire to his chest at a neighborhood gathering.

Rania Iyad Ahmad Aram, 7, of Khan Younis, Gaza, 
killed by IDF gunfire to her neck while preparing 
to leave for school from her home near the Nouria army post.

Rana Omar Abdul-Hadi Siyam, 8, of Khan Younis, 
Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire while eating lunch in 
her home near the Neve Dekalim settlement.

2005

Mahmoud Kamel Muhammad Ghaben, 12, of Beit Lahya, 
Gaza, killed, with two brothers and three 
cousins, by IDF shelling while tending their family’s land.

Rajeh Ghassan Kamal Ghaben, 10, of Beit Lahya, 
Gaza, killed, with five cousins, by IDF shelling 
while tending their family’s land.

Omar Ramadan Muhammad al-Qrenawi, 6, of Bureij 
refugee camp, Gaza, died of head wounds sustained 
Jan. 13 by IDF tank fire during an incursion.

Rahma Ibrahim Musa abu-Shams, 3, of Deir 
al-Balah, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to her 
head while eating breakfast in her home near the Tal Katif settlement.

Ahmad Ismael Muhammad al-Khatib, 12, of Jenin 
refugee camp, died in an Israeli hospital of head 
and abdominal wounds sustained Nov. 3 from IDF 
gunfire while carrying a toy gun. Ahmed’s organs, 
donated by his father, saved the lives of three 
Israeli children and a 54-year-old Israeli woman.

2006

Aya Muhammad Suleiman al-Astal, 9, of Khan 
Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF gunfire near the Kissufim crossing.

Raed Ahmad Adel al-Batash, 11, of Gaza City, 
killed, with his brother, by an IDF missile during a targeted assassination.

Akaber Abdul-Rahman Izzat Zayd, 9, of Yamoun, 
near Jenin, killed by IDF gunfire to her head 
while riding in her uncle’s car to get medical 
stitches removed during an incursion.

Bilal Iyad Muhammad abul-Einein, 5, of Rafah, 
Gaza, killed by an IDF missile during the targeted assassination of his father.

Hadeel Muhammad Rabih Abdullah Ghaben, 8, of Beit 
Lahya, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling to her head 
while doing homework in her home.

Muhanad Hamdi Farouq Aman, 6, of Gaza City, 
killed, with his mother and aunt, by an IDF 
missile during a targeted assassination.

Haithem Ali Eisa Ghalya, 5 months, of Beit Lahya, 
Gaza, killed, with his mother, father and four 
sisters, by IDF shelling from an offshore warship 
while having a family picnic at Waha beach.

Hanadi Ali Eisa Ghalya, 18 months, of Beit Lahya, 
Gaza, killed, with her mother, father, brother 
and three sisters, by IDF shelling from an 
offshore warship while having a family picnic at Waha beach.

Sabrin Ali Eisa Ghalya, 4, of Beit Lahya, Gaza, 
killed, with her mother, father, brother and 
three sisters, by IDF shelling from an offshore 
warship while having a family picnic at Waha beach.

Maher Ashraf Farouq al-Mughrabi, 8, of Gaza City, 
killed, with his brother and father, by an IDF 
missile while gathered at the site of a targeted assassination.

Samia Mahmoud Ziad al-Sharif, 5, of Gaza City, 
killed by an IDF missile while going to her local 
grocery store during a targeted assassination attempt.

Muhammad Jamal Shukri Ruqa, 6, of Gaza City, 
killed by an IDF missile while going to his local 
grocery store during a targeted assassination attempt.

Majzarah Shaban Abdul-Qader Ahmad, 12 hours, of 
Khan Younis, Gaza, killed, with her mother and 
uncle, by an IDF missile during a targeted assassination attempt.

Anwar Ismael Abdul-Ghani Atallah, 12, of Beit 
Hanoun, Gaza, died of head wounds sustained July 5 from IDF gunfire.

Rawan Farid Shaban Hajaj, 6, of Gaza City, 
killed, with her older brother, while in their 
home when the IDF bombed their neighborhood gas station.

Walid Mahmoud Ahmad El-Zeinati, 12, of Gaza City, 
died of wounds sustained July 6 in an IDF missile strike.

Huda Nabil Abdul-Latif abu-Salmeya, 13, of Gaza 
City, killed, with her parents, two brothers and 
four sisters, in IDF airstrikes on their family home.

Iman Nabil Abdul-Latif abu-Salmeya, 12, of Gaza 
City, killed, with her parents, two brothers and 
four sisters, in IDF airstrikes on their family home.

Yehya Nabil Abdel-Latif abu-Salmeya, 10, of Gaza 
City, killed, with his parents, brother and five 
sisters, in IDF airstrikes on their family home.

Aya Nabil Abdel-Latif abu-Salmeya, 9, of Gaza 
City, killed, with her parents, two brothers and 
four sisters, in IDF airstrikes on their family home.

Nasrallah Nabil Abdul-Latif abu-Salmeya, 7, of 
Gaza City, killed, with his parents, brother and 
five sisters, in IDF airstrikes on their family home.

Nadi Habib Abdullah al-Attar, 10, of Atatra, near 
Beit Lahya, Gaza, killed, with his grandmother, 
by IDF shelling while riding on an animal-drawn cart.

Khitam Muhammad Rebhi Tayeh, 11, of Beit Hanoun, 
Gaza, killed by IDF shelling while on her way to the grocery store.

Bara Ahmad Hussein Habib, 2, of Gaza City, killed 
by an IDF missile fired from a drone to his head 
and abdomen during a targeted assassination.

Shahid Samir Ata Oukal, 8 months, of Jabalya, 
Gaza, killed, with her sister and mother, by IDF shelling.

Maria Samir Ata Oukal, 5, of Jabalya, Gaza, 
killed, with her sister and mother, by IDF shelling.

Anis Salem Jadua abu-Awad, 11, of Rafah, Gaza, killed in an IDF airstrike.

Shahed Saleh Omar al-Sheikh Eid, 3 days, of 
Rafah, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling.

Raja Salam abu-Shaban, 3, of Gaza City, killed by an IDF missile.

Nidal Abdul Aziz al-Dahdouh, 14, of Gaza City, killed by IDF sniper fire.

Hussam Ahmad Muhammad al-Sarsawi, 12, of Gaza 
City, died of wounds sustained Aug. 27 from IDF tank fire.

Iman Usama Fadel al-Harazin, 2, of Gaza City, 
killed in an IDF airstrike while walking with her father.

Suhaib Adel Zerei Mahmoud Qudaih, 13, of Abasan 
al-Kabira, near Khan Younis, Gaza, killed by an IDF missile while in his home.

Bara Riyad Muhammad Fayyad, 4, of Beit Hanoun, 
Gaza, died of wounds sustained Nov. 1 from IDF shelling of his home.

Saad Majdi Said al-Athamna, 8, of Beit Hanoun, 
Gaza, killed, with 16 family members, by IDF shelling while asleep at home.

Mahmoud Amjad al-Athamna, 12, of Beit Hanoun, 
Gaza, killed, with 16 family members, by IDF shelling while asleep at home.

Maram Ramez Masoud al-Athamna, 2, of Beit Hanoun, 
Gaza, killed, with 16 family members, by IDF shelling while asleep at home.

Maisa Ramez Masoud al-Athamna, 6 months, of Beit 
Hanoun, Gaza, killed, with 16 family members, by 
IDF shelling while asleep at home.

Abdul-Aziz Salman Muhammad Salman, 10, of Beit 
Lahya, Gaza, killed by IDF tank fire to his 
abdomen while playing by al-Zawia mosque.

Ayman Abdul Qader abu-Mahdi, 10, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, died of head wounds sustained 
Nov. 25 from IDF gunfire while playing near his home.

Jamil Abdul-Karim Jamil Jabji, 5, of Askar 
refugee camp, killed by IDF gunfire from a jeep 
to his head while throwing stones.

2007

Abir Bassam Abed-Rabo al-Aramin, 10, of Anata, 
near Jerusalem, died of head wounds sustained 
Jan. 17 from an IDF percussion grenade while in 
her schoolyard during a demonstration against the annexation wall.

Saifadeen Said Khalil Jundiyah, 9, of al-Shejaya, 
near Gaza City, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling from 
a tank while sitting in front of his home during an incursion.
Ahmad Iyad Hiles, 16, of al-Shejaya, near Gaza 
City, Gaza, killed by an IDF shell during an incursion.

Ibrahim Ali abu-Nahl, 16 months, died of heart 
disease at the Erez checkpoint, after Israel 
denied him entry for treatment at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Sana Muhammad Yusuf al-Hajj, 6 months,died of 
kidney disease at al-Nasr Pediatric Hospital in 
Gaza City, which lacked a necessary pediatric 
dialysis unit, after Israel denied her entry for medical treatment.

Amir Shahir Abdullah al-Yazji, 9, of Gaza City, 
Gaza, died of meningitis at al-Nasr Pediatric 
Hospital in Gaza City, which lacked necessary 
vaccines, after Israel denied him entry for 
treatment at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. An 
urgent transfer request, submitted five days earlier, went unanswered.

Hala Rohi Muhammad Zanoun, 3 months, of Rafah 
refugee camp, Gaza, died of a heart defect and 
severe skin infections at the European Hospital 
in Khan Younis, which lacked necessary medical 
equipment, after Israel denied her entry for 
treatment at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer.

Razan Muhammad Kamel Atallah, 6, of Rafah, Gaza, 
died of cerebral atrophy, after Israel denied her 
permission to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.

Yusuf Iyad abu-Maryam, 5, of Beit Lahya, Gaza, 
died of cancer after Israel denied him entry to 
receive medical treatment. Because hospitals in 
Gaza lacked necessary equipment to administer 
chemotherapy, the Palestine Ministry of Health 
had requested transfer to an Israeli hospital on Oct. 11.

2008

Ibrahim abu-Jazar, 2, of Rafah, Gaza, died of an 
unspecified illness after Israel denied him 
permission to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.

Shirin Ismail Abdullah abu-Shawareb, 11, of 
Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza, died of heart 
problems at al-Nasr Pediatric Hospital in Gaza 
City, which lacked necessary equipment, after 
Israel denied her entry for medical treatment. 
Doctors had requested transfer to an Israeli 
hospital on Dec. 27. On Jan. 10, believing 
permission for a transfer had been granted, 
Shirin's father took her to the Erez checkpoint, 
where Israel again denied her entry.

Amir Muhammad Hashem Muhammad al-Yazji, 5, of 
Gaza City, Gaza, killed, along with his older 
brother and uncle, by an IDF missile which struck 
their car on al-Nafaq Street in the al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City.

Hamid Maher abu-Hamda, 90 days, of Gaza City, 
Gaza, died of an unspecified illness that 
required medicine not available in the Gaza Strip 
after Israel denied him permission to leave the 
Gaza Strip for medical treatment.

Faten Majdi al-Hafnawi, 10, of Gaza City, Gaza, 
died of an unspecified illness after Israel 
denied her permission to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.

Tamer Muhammad Abdul-Riziq abu-Shar, 9, of Wadi 
al-Salqa, near Khan Younis, Gaza, killed by IDF 
gunfire to his head while he and his family 
attempted to flee their home during an incursion.

Said Muhammad Said al-Aidi, 2, of Rafah, Gaza, 
died of a congenital liver defect after he was 
denied permission by Israel to return to 
Abul-Rish Hospital for Children in Cairo for 
medical treatment. Treatment at the hospital had 
begun in December 2006 and required Said to return again in six months.

Shihab Muhammad Khleif, 20 days, of Beit Lahya, 
Gaza, died of a heart defect after Israel denied 
him permission to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.

Muhammad Amin abu-Watfa, 12, of Gaza City, Gaza, 
died of a brain hemorrhage after Israel denied 
him permission to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.

Muhammad Nasr Abdul-Aziz al-Boray, 7 months, of 
Gaza City, Gaza, killed by shrapnel from IDF 
missiles to his head and chest while in his home 
when IDF aircraft destroyed the neighboring 
Ministry of Interior building. Muhammad was the 
only child of parents who struggled with 
infertility for five years before he was born.

Ali Munir Muhammad Dardunah, 6, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed, with his first cousin 
and a distant cousin, by IDF missile fire from a 
helicopter while playing soccer near his home with friends.

Dardunah Deeb Khalil Dardunah, 10, of Jabalya 
refugee camp, Gaza, killed by IDF missile fire 
from a helicopter while playing soccer near his home with friends.

Salah Zaki Mansour, 10, of al-Shouka, near Rafah, 
Gaza, killed, with his brother, by an unexploded 
IDF ordinance while attempting to salvage it for scrap metal.

Muhammad Zaki Mansour, 12, of al-Shouka, near 
Rafah, Gaza, killed, with his brother, by an 
unexploded IDF ordinance while attempting to salvage it for scrap metal.

Adel Khalil Barbakh, 11, of al-Shouka, near 
Rafah, Gaza, killed by an unexploded IDF 
ordinance while attempting to salvage it for scrap metal.

Saifadeen Said Khalil Jundiyah, 9, of al-Shejaya, 
near Gaza City, Gaza, killed by IDF shelling from 
a tank while sitting in front of his home during an incursion.