Killed Children 16

Hasan Ahmad Khalil abu-Zayd 16

Killed 9 apr 2005

by IDF gunfire to his neck while playing soccer near the border with Egypt.

18 apr 2005

Soldiers deliberately killed the three youth in Rafah

A probe conducted by the Israeli army revealed that the soldiers, who killed the three Palestinian youth in Rafah April 9, did not aim their weapons at the lower parts of the body as the army claimed originally.

The findings of the probe revealed that the incident was a “shoot to kill“ case against the three youth.

The probe which was conducted by the Southern Command of the Israeli army revealed that apparently the youth were attempting to damage a surveillance camera installed by the army in that area, “in preparation for a smuggling operation in the future"?, according to initial findings.

After the three youth were killed, army claimed that they crawling in a closed military zone in an attempt to reach the Egyptian side to smuggle arms.

“Soldiers from the Golani Brigade, spotted five youth moving towards the border, after an armored personnel carrier left the area, three of them broke into the security zone and ran towards the Egyptian borders, army fired warning shots, and they started to retreat, but three of them tried to infiltrate another time and where spotted by an officer and two soldiers who fired more than 12 rounds at them from a close range, killing them instantly?, the probe revealed.

“Israeli army rules of engagement along the Philadelphi route in Rafah did not change, as a result of the need to prevent arms smuggling in that area, soldiers acted in accordance to their responsibilities, but there was no reason for this incident to end in the death of the three youth, soldiers acted as if they were confronting an armed cell"?, an Israeli military source said after the Southern Command announced its findings.

The probe is expected to continue over the coming days, so far no measures were taken against the officer and soldiers involved in the fatal incident.

Muhammad Abdul-Halem Basha 16

Died 26 feb 2005

of wounds sustained Feb. 21 from IDF gunfire.

Mazen Ahmad Awad Ben-Hasan 16

Killed 25 feb 2005

Ahmad Musa al-Said abu-Mustafa 16, jan 29 2005

Died 29 jan 2005

of head wounds sustained Dec. 21 from IDF tank fire

Najah Mahmoud Naif Zorub 16

Died 8 jan 2005

of head wounds sustained Dec. 28 from IDF shelling of her family home.

Jibril Abdul-Fattah Ibrahim al-Kaseeh 16

Killed 4 jan 2005

Mohammed Kaseeh carries the body of his brother killed in clashes with Israeli troops

Jaber 'Abdullah Ghaben 16

Killed 4 jan 2005

IOF killed 7 Palestinian children, including 2 brothers, by a tank shell in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia on Tuesday morning, 4 January 2005. Six of the children are from the Ghaben family.

In addition, 7 civilians, including 5 children, were seriously injured. This attack is further evidence of the disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians and the excessive and indiscriminate use of force by IOF.

Following the attack, IOF claimed that they targeted a number of members of the Palestinian resistance, but preliminary investigations conducted by PCHR refute this claim as all victims of the attack were children working on their agricultural land.

According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 07:45, IOF positioned in military posts between "Elli Sinai" and "Nissanit" settlements to the north of Beit Lahia fired a tank shell at Palestinian agricultural areas located to the south of the fence separating the two settlements and Beit Lahia.

The shell directly hit a number of Palestinian children who were farming their land. Seven children, including 2 brothers, were killed:

1. Hani Mohammed Kamel Ghaben, 17;
2. Mohammed Hassan Mousa Ghaben, 17;
3. Rajeh Ghassan Kamel Ghaben, 10;
4. Jaber 'Abdullah Ghaben, 16;
5. Bassam Kamel Mohammed Ghaben, 17;
6. Mahmoud Kamel Mohammed Ghaben, 12; and
7. Jibril 'Abdul Fattah al-Kaseeh, 16.