CAAC Bulletin
Children Affected by Armed Conflict, Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), July 2011

Since 2007, a UNICEF-led working group on grave violations against children has consolidated efforts to report on the impacts of armed conflict on children in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).
Members of the working group include: Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, Save the Children, DCI-Palestine, B’Tselem, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, War Child Holland, OCHA, OHCHR, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNRWA and WHO.
The violations include killing and injuries, arrest and detention, ill-treatment and torture, recruitment and use of children by armed forces and groups, attacks on schools and hospitals, displacement and denial of humanitarian access including access to health and education.
The bulletin is published on a bi-monthly basis highlighting trends and patterns in grave violations against children.
This bulletin reports on violations occuring during the months of May and June 2011.