Defense for Children International in Palestine announced today, Tuesday, that the number of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli occupation in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza Strip has risen to 24, since the beginning of this year.

At dawn today, the occupation warplanes launched a series of violent and simultaneous raids on separate areas in the Gaza Strip, killing 13 Palestinians, including 4 children.

In a statement circulated to the media today, Tuesday, the movement affirmed that the international silence and lack of an international will to hold Israel accountable for its crimes is a message of protection and encouragement to proceed with its violations of the rights of Palestinian children, especially under the current fascist Israeli government.

She said that targeting and killing Palestinian children and bombing civilian facilities is a consistent policy of the occupation, and at the highest political and military levels.

It documented the martyrdom of children: Hajar Khalil al-Bahtini (4 years), Mayar Tariq Ezz El-Din (10 years) and her brother Ali (8 years), and Iman Alaa Adass (17 years), in addition to the injury of a number of others.

It is worth noting that the occupation targeted more than 60 children during its aggression on the Gaza Strip in 2021, while it targeted 17 children in its aggression on the Gaza Strip in August 2022.