Suicide bombings and attacks by Palestinian armed groups in Israel and the Occupied Territories killed nearly 670 Israeli civilians in the same period, 104 of them children. Between September 2000 and April 2004, over 520 children were among more than 2,800 Palestinians, most of them bystanders, killed in the Occupied Territories by Israeli forces, either at checkpoints, during attacks on suspected activists or in response to stone-throwing or demonstrations. The renewal of the Palestinian intifada (uprising) against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip increased the exposure of children to conflict. Children were used by Israeli settler groups to intimidate and harass Palestinians. Palestinian armed groups used children in armed attacks and suicide bombings inside Israel.
The Israeli forces allegedly used torture and other forms of coercion to recruit Palestinian children as informants (see Occupied Palestinian Territories entry). In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the Israeli forces detained Palestinian children under military provisions that failed to meet international standards for the treatment of prisoners and for juvenile justice. Children from 14 years old received military training, including in the use of weapons. In Israel, volunteers aged under 18 were recruited into non-combat tasks in the government armed forces. Other treaties ratified (see glossary): CRC, ILO 138 Optional Protocol: signed 14 November 2001
Government armed forces: 167,600 (estimate) Population: 6.3 million (2.1 million under 18) Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.Ĭovers the period from April 2001 to March 2004.
UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Child Soldiers International, Child Soldiers Global Report 2004 - Israel, 2004, available at:
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