Why Are Children Becoming Victims To Israel Palestinian Conflict?

Children are also falling prey to the hate and racist actions of Israeli forces and no one seems to be interested in taking onus for this crime against humanity.

Another one of those cases of mental and emotional torture is going to be recorded in the red book where atrocities meted by Israeli forces doesn’t seem to come to an end. A Palestinian child of seven years of age, shrieked his lungs out when he saw a group of Israeli military men break into his house, went into cardiac arrest and died.

Rayan Suleiman had no underlying conditions as a child and was found shrieking in fear, according to his family, who has now blamed the Israeli forces of having killed their son. The US State Department has called for a full-fledged investigation into the death of the young boy.

The soldiers apparently had come into their house to arrest his older brother. Mohammed Suleiman, a 22-year-old cousin, said his parents shouted, “come here,” to calm him down. He said after the soldiers left, and later the boy collapsed.

An Israeli military spokesman said troops were in the vicinity at the time to search for Palestinians suspected of fleeing into the village after throwing rocks at motorists.

The Israeli forces have denied any false doing. In another account, the Palestinian residents have denied any kind of stone-throwing at the time. The military spokesman added that “the details of the incident are under review”.

Killings at the hands of Israeli forces isn’t new news. It has been seen as hate and racist crime that has been rocking the lives of peaceful Palestinians for decades now.

Children have grown in such turmoil witness to hate crimes, forced arrests, beating and torture of young and older men. Some retaliate, others don’t. But the fear and hatred build in their minds and bodies and finds a vent, when and how it can.

This is just one incident that has come to light in the course of events that continue to create conflict amongst Israeli forces and those Palestinians that are trying to establish their strong hold on West Bank.

Despite repeated requests from human rights groups, atrocities continue to be meted on innocent civilians in West Bank, forcing anti-government militia to then retaliate. The bait is usually civilians.