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Last update - 03:48 08/11/2006 Study: 57 unarmed Palestinian minors killed by IDF since June By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent A third of unarmed Palestinians killed during IDF operations in the Gaza Strip since the abduction of Gilad Shalit have been minors, according to a new report prepared by Physicians for Human Rights, to be published Wednesday. Between June 27 and October 28, 247 Palestinians, including 155 civilians (63 percent) were killed by the IDF. Among the civilians killed, 57 were minors. This figure does not include minors who were armed. The report also claims that of the 996 Palestinians injured during the past four months, about a third, 337, are children. Advertisement In response, the IDF said that the report was based on incorrect and inaccurate data. According to the army, during the past four months, some 35 "uninvolved" Palestinians were killed. According to the report, there is also a steep rise in the number of minors involved in the fighting in the territories. In 2005, 45 Palestinian minors were killed in fighting, as compared with the first 10 months of 2006, during which 98 lost their lives - an increase of more than 100 percent. Among the Palestinian minors killed this year, 65 were under the age of 15. According to the data for 2006, 83 of the minors were killed in the Gaza Strip. Physicians for Human Rights report that in recent months there has been a drastic increase in the number of parents turning to the organization for assistance in dealing with psychological traumas suffered by their children as a result of the fighting. The report describes in detail some of the more serious incidents in recent years in the Gaza Strip, involving injuries to children caused by IDF attacks, and also testimony of a doctor at a mental health facility in Gaza. For its part, the IDF claims that during the six days of fighting in Beit Hanun, during operation "Autumn Rains," only eight "uninvolved" Palestinians were killed, out of a total death toll of 57. However, a review by Haaretz shows that during the operation, 55 Palestinians lost their lives, most of them armed. Sixteen of those killed (29 percent) were civilians who were not involved in the fighting, a figure double that acknowledged by the IDF. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Animated massacre Animated Israeli film at Cannes explores Sabra and Shatila massacre. Kowtowing to funders When papers are sponsored, can their reporting be truly independent?   1.   Misleading Article 00:40  |  Steven 08/11/06   2.   Yes, and hamas is fully responsible for these children! 00:41  |  LK 08/11/06   3.   Where are the killers today ?? 00:51  |  Swiss 08/11/06   4.   More like massacred or executed? 00:59  |  Ziad 08/11/06   5.   Armed pals taking ambush positions surrounded by kids 01:09  |  Absolute Sweden 08/11/06   6.   Once upon a time, a people built an Inhuman Destructive Force. 01:18  |  Timothy 08/11/06   7.   Steven please provide 01:43  |  Omar 08/11/06   8.   Steven, tell me how many IDF have thus far 01:53  |  Ziad 08/11/06   9.   So what??? 01:58  |  Stifffler 08/11/06   10.   is this Defence force or terror force 02:00  |  Sam (UK) 08/11/06   11.   LK#2 02:06  |  Sam (UK) 08/11/06   12.   Savages 02:17  |  Abba 08/11/06   13.   Is a 15yr old member of Qassam launch team an uarmed minor? 02:20  |  Voice of Reason 08/11/06   14.   Not IDF fault 02:44  |  BT 08/11/06   15.   full story needed 02:44  |  Australit 08/11/06   16.   If you play with fire you might get burned !!! 03:09  |  Nechamia 08/11/06   17.   Pyrrhic "PR Victories" 03:10  |  Reality Check 08/11/06   18.   rocks and petrol bombs 03:44  |  jack 08/11/06   19.   #7 No, but if you aren`t armed you might still get shot 03:53  |  Johnboy 08/11/06   20.   densely populated 03:54  |  Jack 08/11/06   21.   Nechamia#7 you started this fire a while back 04:01  |  Sam (UK) 08/11/06   22.   UK--Excuse Me! 04:03  |  Jack 08/11/06   23.   Doesnt Judaism believe in human dignity for all mankind? 04:08  |  Ellias 08/11/06   24.   i do not believe these stats. biased 04:35  |  ralph 08/11/06   25.   these minors were future terrorists...... 04:47  |  nmf 08/11/06   26.   And out trot the apologists 04:59  |  Marilyn 08/11/06   27.   Those unarmed minors 05:01  |  Domingo 08/11/06   28.   Never negotiate with a thief 05:04  |  Steve 08/11/06   29.   "...a fugure double that acknowledged by the IDF." 05:08  |  Maureen Ann 08/11/06   30.   Jack #12 Your Excused 05:36  |  Shoshanna 08/11/06   31.   To # 1 & 2....Also # 14 05:41  |  Farooq 08/11/06   32.   #14 ralph, would it help if they named each and every one? 05:43  |  Johnboy 08/11/06   33.   57 unarmed minors killed 05:49  |  Shmuelshachor 08/11/06   34.   A change is looming 06:14  |  Natallie Durson 08/11/06   35.   Ah Maureen Ann (#16). Your hatred towards JEWS and ISRAEL........ 06:28  |  Vittorio 08/11/06   36.   Nechamia 07:18  |  Steve 08/11/06   37.   Haaretz doesn`t have access to IDF secrets 07:50  |  sheri 08/11/06   38.   IDF secrets - sheri 08:31  |  sh 08/11/06   39.   #18 Judaism`s beliefs explained. 08:47  |  * BEN JABO 08/11/06   40.   re: Australit 08:59  |  Paulo 08/11/06   41.   #6 Sam (UK) 09:05  |  * BEN JABO 08/11/06   42.   * BEN JABO 09:48  |  Del 08/11/06   43.   just like in every other war... 09:50  |  gs 08/11/06   44.   #35Vittorio, please excuse my typo re FIGURE. 10:27  |  Maureen Ann 08/11/06   45.   Actual number of dead kids is much MUCH higher 10:35  |  Joe 08/11/06   46.   The only thing incorrect, inaccurate and misleading here 10:38  |  John 08/11/06   47.   IDF liars 10:58  |  Paulo 08/11/06   48.   #45, John - Number of Victims 11:13  |  Anton 08/11/06   49.   Only 57 11:18  |  kal 08/11/06   50.   minors 11:57  |  Frank 08/11/06   51.   40 - Paulo 12:12  |  Australit 08/11/06   52.   #42 - Del 13:28  |  * BEN JABO 08/11/06   53.   51 - Australit 14:54  |  Garudandei 08/11/06   54.   Isreal is in it`s last throws 15:01  |  Willie bobo 08/11/06   55.   #53 Willie Boob 18:20  |  * BEN JABO 08/11/06   56.   Bankrupt People 21:48  |  BDE 08/11/06   57.   53 - Garudandei 23:14  |  Australit 08/11/06   58.   Sh #38 - reply thoughts (part I) 07:44  |  sheri 09/11/06   59.   Sh #38 - reply thoughts (part II) 07:46  |  sheri 09/11/06   60.   Sh #38 - reply thoughts (part III) 07:49  |  sheri 09/11/06   61.   * BEN JABO 23:32  |  Del 09/11/06   62.   IDF kill minors 08:31  |  Ahmed 10/11/06   63.   For Steve in london, the proof you asked for. 16:10  |  Labhras 31/12/07   64.   #58 sheri and feeble attempts to defend the 16:26  |  Labhras 31/12/07   65.   We need more human shields 00:11  |  leo 01/01/08   66.   To those who justify terrorism 10:26  |  Natasha 16/05/08

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