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Mar 19, 2026

Grieving Parents in Iran Spend Every Night at the Graves of Their Children, Killed by U.S. Strike
MAHMOUD ASLAN, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 18, 2026
children, Iran, Israel, United States, war, war crimes
There are over 400 children being tortured in Israel’s military detention system
#ItsNotOver, Mar 13, 2026
children, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), prisoners
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Watch at Home Now. Available on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango.
children, film, Gaza War, Hind Rajab, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), murder, paramedics
A Small Bloodstained School Bag
Maktoob, @maktoobmedia, Mar 1, 2026
children, Iran, Israel, United States, war, war crimes
Gaza’s Orphan Crisis: 40,000 Children Growing Up Without Parents
Gaza Herald, Feb 21, 2026
children, Gaza, orphans
Help Support Jana, Jehad, and their parents!
February 10, 2026
children, donate, Gaza War, health, immigrants, Israel, Madison, project, refugees
2026.02.12 & 13: Film The Voice of Hind Rajab in Milwaukee
The Downer Theatre, 2589 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, 6:30 pm
calendar, children, civilians, film, Gaza War, Hind Rajab, Israel, Milwaukee, murder, paramedics, war crimes
A 5 year old’s last words
Avaaz, January 29, 2026
children, civilians, Gaza War, Hind Rajab, hospitals, Israel, murder, war crimes
‘Wet tent syndrome’ is killing Gaza’s infants
Michal Feldon, +972 Magazine, January 26, 2026
aid, blockade, children, exposure, Gaza, Israel, refugees
A New Booklist from Read Palestine!
More at Read Palestine!
arts, books, children, Palestine, Read Palestine!
Israel Kills Five Children in Surge of Attacks on Gaza “Safe Zone”
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 08, 2026
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, Gaza War, Israel, war crimes
2025.12.27: Rescreening of the Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
blockade, calendar, children, film, Gaza War, Israel, paramedics, war crimes
2025.12.20: World Premiere of Short Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
blockade, calendar, children, film, Gaza War, Israel, online, paramedics, war crimes
The Movie I Was Afraid to See
M. GESSEN, New York Times, Dec. 17, 2025
children, film, Gaza War, Hind Rajab, Israel, paramedics, war crimes
‘I Did Not See a Ceasefire’: American Doctor Back From Gaza
MEHDI HASAN AND TEAM ZETEO, DEC 17, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, civilians, doctors, Dr. Irfan Galaria, Gaza War, Israel, war crimes
2025.12.13: Film “SUMUD: A Doctor’s Report on Genocide and Survival”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, children, doctors, film, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, journalists, online, sumud, war crimes
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
aid, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), arms, Aya Ghanameh, banned books, BDS, Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, books, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, censorship, children, divest, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interlink Foundation, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Palestine, Rashida Tlaib, Sim Kern, solidarity, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Kanza Eemaan, American Muslim Today, Dec 04, 2025
antisemitism, children, free speech, Gaza, genocide, hasbara, Israel Lobby, Ms. Rachel, propaganda
Israel plots to empty Gaza amid media silence
OWEN JONES, DEC 04, 2025
aid, children, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, Israel, Rafah, war crimes
Nearly 2 Months Into ‘Ceasefire,’ IDF Kills 2 More Palestinian Children as Gaza Death Toll Passes 70,000
JULIA CONLEY, Common Dreams, Nov 30, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, Gaza, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Khan Younis, war crimes, Yellow Line
After 9 Months of ‘Israel’s Abuse,’ US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention
JESSICA CORBETT, Common Dreams, Nov 27, 2025
children, citizen, detainees, human rights, Israel, Mike Huckabee, Mohammed Ibrahim, Ramallah, United States, violence, West Bank
Free Mohammed Ibrahim!
CODEPINK, Nov 26, 2025
children, citizen, CODEPINK, detainees, human rights, Israel, Mike Huckabee, Mohammed Ibrahim, Ramallah, United States, violence, West Bank
‘A death sentence for my son’: Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza
Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi, Channel 3000+ News, Nov 12, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, civilians, deportation, Gaza, health, Israel, Jerusalem
‘If, one day, a people will to live, then destiny must surely respond’
Saeda Hamdona, We Are Not Numbers, November 8, 2025
children, Gaza War, Israel, refugees, starvation, Stories, sumud, We Are Not Numbers (WANN)
2025.10.29: Three Days Under the Rubble – Eyewitness Palestine Gaza Report
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, civilians, film, Gaza War, Israel, online
2025.10.27: Children’s International Story Hour – “Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine”
Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
art, books, calendar, children, Homeland, Madison, Palestine, Stories, UW-Madison
2025.10.05: Screening and Discussion of Film “Severed”
Online, 2 PM CT
calendar, children, disability, film, Gaza War, Israel, justice, online
Kaddish of the New Year
AVRUM BURG, SEP 12, 2025
Avrum Burg, children, Gaza War, Israel, Jews, Judaism, Kaddish, peace, suffering
“Single Shots to the Head”: U.S. Veteran, Volunteer Surgeon Sees “Extermination of a People” in Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
children, civilians, democracy, doctors, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, war crimes
One Sentence in UN Report
Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani), Sep 16, 2025
children, civilians, doctors, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, United Nations (UN), war crimes
What the Wounds are Telling Us
Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra, De Volkskrant (The People’s Newspaper, Amsterdam), 13 September 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, Dr. Mimi Syed, Dr. Nick Maynard, Dr. Thaer Ahmad, Gaza War, hospitals, Israel, Nurse Jack Latour, war crimes
Gaza’s Last Functioning Children’s Hospital
ABDEL QADER SABBAH, DROP SITE NEWS, SEP 02, 2025
children, Gaza War, hospitals, Israel, war crimes
2025.08.26: The Israeli military’s targeting of Palestinian children
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, children, detainees, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), justice, online, torture, West Bank
Israel Is Forcing Parents in Gaza to Watch Their Children Die of Hunger
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 22, 2025
blockade, children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza
Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair, New York Times, Aug. 15, 2025
children, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), refugees
2025.08.16: Testimony by British Surgeon of Starving and Shooting Gaza Children
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, children, doctors, Dr. Nick Maynard, Gaza War, health, hospitals, Israel, online, war crimes
Top UNICEF Official Says Gaza Children ‘Being Starved’ by Israel
Jon Queally , COMMON DREAMS, August 2, 2025
aid, blockade, children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations (UN), United States
2025.07.25: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa to speak about treating patients in Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 25, 2025
arms, calendar, California, children, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Esty Dinur, Europe, Gaza War, genocide, health, Holocaust, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, nurses, paramedics, United States
Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
Visualizing Palestine, Jul 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, war crimes
2025.07.18: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on WORT 89.9 FM
WORT 89.9 FM, 12 – 1 pm
arms, audio, calendar, children, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Esty Dinur, Gaza War, genocide, health, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, nurses, paramedics, United States
2025.07.27: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in Milwaukee
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 631 N 19th St, Milwaukee, 2 PM
arms, calendar, children, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Gaza War, genocide, health, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Milwaukee, nurses, paramedics, United States
2025.07.26: Anti-War Café with Dr. Feroze Sidhwa
The Crossing, 1127 University Ave, Noon – 3 pm
arms, calendar, children, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Gaza War, genocide, health, hospitals, Israel, Madison, nurses, paramedics, United States, World Beyond War
2025.07.09: Screening & Discussion of Film ‘Severed’
Online, 11 am CT
calendar, children, doctors, Egypt, film, Gaza War, genocide, Great March of Return, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), online, violence
‘Starving a Generation’ in Gaza
Defense for Children International – Palestine with Doctors Against Genocide, June 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, doctors, Gaza War, Israel, starvation
2025.07.25 Update: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in Madison
First Unitarian Society, 12 noon & Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 pm
arms, calendar, California, children, democracy, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Europe, Gaza War, genocide, health, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, nurses, paramedics, United States
Israel ‘disappeared’ 377,000 people in Gaza, half of them children: report
The New Arab, Jun 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, Gaza City, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, health, Israel, violence, war crimes
Why Did Burning Girls Matter in Vietnam but Not in Gaza?
JEHAD ABUSALIM, ZETEO, MAY 27, 2025
children, Gaza War, genocide, images, Israel, Vietnam, war crimes
Video Shows Girl Trying to Escape Inferno
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, children, civilians, Donald Trump, drones, Ehud Olmert, Eken Park, Gaza City, Gaza War, genocide, Haaretz, Hamas, Hannibal Directive, health, hospitals, hostages, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Madison Common Council, Steve Witkoff, war crimes
Grieving Mothers in Gaza
CODEPINK Madison, May 11, 2025
children, civilians, CODEPINK, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, mothers, war crimes
Israel releases Ahmed Manasra after nine and a half years of jail, solitary confinement
The New Arab Staff, 10 April, 2025
children, detainees, Israel, Jerusalem, torture
Netanyahu Promises the “Final Stage” of Gaza Genocide
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 31, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, children, Donald Trump, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, Israel, paramedics, war crimes
Kids Under Fire: An investigation into Israeli soldiers shooting children
Al Jazeera, Mar 27, 2025
arms, Caitlin Johnstone, children, doctors, documentary, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Mimi Syed, film, Gaza War, health, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Leahy Law, snipers, United States, war crimes
“The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children
AMEL GUETTATFI, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 27, 2025
arms, children, doctors, film, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Leahy Law, snipers, United States, war crimes
Stories of children killed in Israel’s attacks in Gaza
Al Jazeera, 19 Mar 2025
children, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
“Another Round of Senseless Mass Killing”: Report from Gaza Hospital
DEMOCRACY NOW! MARCH 18, 2025
arms, children, democracy, Donald Trump, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Gaza War, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), refugees, United States
Massacre at 2 A.M.
ABUBAKER ABED AND JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 18, 2025
Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, children, Donald Trump, Gaza War, hospitals, images, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone
Fabian Steegmann, DailyMotion, February 2025
children, documentary, film, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, images, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), video
Through a Child’s Eyes: Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
Defence for Children Palestine, Feb 26, 2025
blockade, children, documentary, education, film, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), video
Sole Survivor’s Stories, Episode 2: Jamal Shabat
Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) on Rabet, Feb 3, 2025
children, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), refugees, Stories, survivors
2025.01.23: Author Talk with Heidi Morrison
Pearl Street Books, 323 Pearl St, LaCrosse, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Join University of Wisconsin-La Crosse History…
calendar, children, Coulee Region, Gaza War, Israel, La Crosse, Palestine
After losing her leg in an Israeli strike, Leyan fights for a new beginning
All That Remains, Al Jazeera, Nov 20, 2024 Leyan Abu Al-Atta, a 13-year-old girl from…
children, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), United States
Sole Survivor’s Stories, Episode 1: Mahmoud and Tayseer
Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) on Rabet, Nov 12, 2024
children, digital, film, Gaza War, Israel, refugees, Stories, survivor, survivors
Children Playing in Gaza
View this post on Instagram A post shared by وديع ابو السعود (@wadeaa_.9) Journalist Wadeaa_.9…
children, Gaza War, Israel, video
Israel has all but ended medical evacuations from Gaza
For the past 6 months, only 237 patients have been evacuated out of Gaza AMBA…
blockade, Canada, children, doctors, Europe, Gaza War, Grassroots, Hamas, health, hospitals, images, Israel, refugees
Israeli Snipers Routinely, Deliberately Shoot Palestinian Kids in the Head
The evidence is undeniable, and the sourcing is as solid as it gets. There are…
Caitlin Johnstone, children, civilians, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Irfan Galaria, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, Gaza War, Hamas, hospitals, images, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
By Feroze Sidhwa, New York Times, Oct. 9, 2024
arms, children, Congress, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Irfan Galaria, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, Dr. Mimi Syed, embargo, Europe, Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, health, Hezbollah, Holocaust, hospitals, hostages, human rights, images, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), nurses, paramedics, Peter Beinart, United States
Israel’s West Bank Assault Sparks 250% Surge in Killings of Palestinian Kids
“We are seeing frequent allegations of Palestinian children being detained on their way home from…
children, Hamas, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, violence, West Bank
‘I can’t find food’: despair in Gaza as children face malnutrition
Majdi Fathi and Monika Čvorak, The Guardian, 15 Apr 2024 According to the World Food Programme,…
aid, children, Gaza City, Gaza War, health, Israel, starvation
2024.04.05: Palestinian Children’s Day Vigil for Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Apr 6, 2024
calendar, children, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, hostages, human rights, Israel, MRSCP, protest, Tammy Baldwin
US dollars for abuse of children: THIS. MUST. STOP.
In 2018, Americans were horrified to learn that migrant children were being cruelly separated from…
children, Congress, human rights, take action, violence
26 Groups Supporting McCollum Legislation for Palestinian Children
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 17, 2019
children, Christian, Congress, detainees, education, equality, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), human rights, Israel, Palestine, violence
2018.04.17: Palestinian Child Prisoners Day of Social Media Action
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, April 16, 2018 Join us in campaigning to protect child prisoners on…
calendar, children, Congress, Hebrew, human rights, images, prisoners, violence
2017.01.30 Update: No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance Tour
Monday, January 30Evjue Room, Urban League of Greater Madison2222 South Park Street, Madison [Map]7 –…
calendar, California, children, Christian, civil rights, Congress, delegation, detainees, education, Esty Dinur, Fitchburg, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Google, human rights, violence, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Update from Anees in Rafah
November 21, 2016 Dear Friends, Alsalam Alaykum, I hope my email finds you well. I’m…
Anees Mansour, children, Egypt, Hope & Peace, Rafah
Thank Rep. Mark Pocan for Speaking Up for Palestinian Children
Just Foreign Policy, June 21, 2016 Your Representative, Mark Pocan, was one of 20 signers…
children, Congress, detainees, donate, human rights, Mark Pocan, take action, torture, video, violence
Michele Bahl: How can we be indifferent to suffering of children in Gaza?
Michele Bahl, Cap Times, Sep 20, 2014
Cap Times, children, Chris Hedges, civilians, Fighting Bob Fest, Gaza, violence
Madland: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project ambassador impressed by local youth facilities
Catherine Capellaro, Isthmus, 01/30/2014
Anees Mansour, blockade, children, education, Egypt, escorts, home demolition, Hope & Peace, MRSCP, Rafah
2010.09.19: PALESTINE: DANGEROUS PASSAGE TO SCHOOL
Goodman Community Center 149 Wabesa St, Madison Room Bolz B 5 7 pm [Map] Free…
calendar, children, Christian, Hebron, images, Israel, Operation Dove, settlers, violence, West Bank
Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children Newsletter
Atfaluna, children, deaf, Gaza, home demolition, refugees, take action, violence
Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…
Cap Times, children, Christian, divest, donate, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, killing, Palestine, Rafah, violence, West Bank
Ain’t gonna study war no more
Bill Lueders, Isthmus, September 1, 2005 Camp Shalom had children pretend to be Israeli soldiers…
children, education, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jennifer Loewenstein, United States, violence
Israeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
children, civilians, Egypt, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), murder, violence, West Bank
Letter from a friend in Gaza
8/19/2004 Here’s a message from a friend in Gaza. It talks about life in Rafah,…
children, Gaza City, hunger strikes, Palestinians, Rafah, school
A Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
Cap Times, children, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), media, occupation, Palestine, refugees, violence, West Bank
Children’s author faces Jewish wrath
Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian, August 23, 2003
books, children, football, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, olive trees, settlers, violence, West Bank
Fragments of Rafah
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 21 August 2003
Birthright Israel, children, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, violence, West Bank
Torturing innocent children and women
Mohammed Omer, Rafah Today, 8 Aug 2003 Everyone in Palestine tastes the Occupation crimes, this…
children, civilians, detainees, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hebron, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Palestinians, prison, Rafah, torture, violence