Every Israeli bomb dropped on the densely-populated Gaza Strip is a potential war crime.


An attorney and Senior Policy Adviser at Defense for Children International - Palestine
Every Israeli bomb dropped on the densely-populated Gaza Strip is a potential war crime.

Israel’s claims that Hamas uses civilians as human shields do not absolve it of responsibility for civilian deaths.
![The Israeli offensive on Gaza has killed more than 200 Palestinian children [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201472915613857734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Palestinian children continue to suffer high levels of violence and intimidation from Israeli forces.
![Israel claims to open investigations into incidents involving injury and violence against children, writes Parker [AFP/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201475173043307734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
If night arrests of Palestinian youths go on, it will confirm the military courts are intended to perpetuate injustice.
![Palestinian youth face physical and psychological mistreatment at Israeli detention centres [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014415153745673734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Gazans still await justice for the overwhelming human loss they suffered in the 2008 Israeli invasion of Gaza.
![Gazan children have suffered severely from Israeli attacks [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014129102729714580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
One year on, despite evidence of war crimes, justice has not been served for victims of Operation Pillar of Defence.
![Since 2000, more than 1,000 children have been killed in Gaza, by Israeli strikes [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013112644913155734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)