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Targeting of children and monitoring Israel’s investigation into its military’s use of force at the Gaza protests

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2nd May 2018

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Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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According to a breakdown of statistics collated by UN OCHA, 22 Palestinian-owned structures were demolished or seized in August 2019, displacing 19 people, including at least 6 children, and affecting a total of 1,072 people. pic.twitter.com/3keL8iXqhW

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RT @nataliesedacca This case is distinctive for the hospitalisation and level of injury - several broken ribs, marks on the body and acute kidney failure still requiring dialysis - and is putting spotlight back on non-compliance with Convention against Torture twitter.com/lphr_lawyers/s…

Yesterday

Israel must immediately investigate allegations that a Palestinian man, Samer Al-A'rbeed, was tortured in custody, say UN human rights experts Mr. Al-Aʼrbeed was admitted to hospital in a critical condition two days after his arrest ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…

Yesterday

Between 30 July – 2 September 2019, UN OCHA reports that Israeli forces conducted 344 search and arrest operations in West Bank villages and towns, arresting at least 340 Palestinians, including an unknown number of children. pic.twitter.com/NumFzMGdFh

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2nd May 2018

Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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