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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza- 05 April 2022. Palestinians attend a press conference marking the Palestinian Child's Day in Gaza city.

  1. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Chairman of the Public Authority for Youth and Culture Ahmed Muhaisen
  2. 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Child Lou'y Alsaafien
  3. 0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Girl, Rama Atallah
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza- 05 April 2022. Palestinians attend a press conference marking the Palestinian Child's Day in Gaza city. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Chairman of the Public Authority for Youth and Culture Ahmed Muhaisen 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Child Lou'y Alsaafien 0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Girl, Rama Atallah STORYLINE: The estimated number of children (under 18 years) is expected to be 2.35 million in Palestine by mid-2022, with 1.20 million males and 1.15 million females, representing 43.9% of the total population (41.7% in the West Bank, and 47.3% in Gaza Strip), according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) marking Palestinian Child Day, which coincides today. It said that according to the records of the Defense for Children International Palestine (DCIP), 78 children under 18 years were killed by Israeli army gunfire in 2021, 17 in the West Bank and 61 in the Gaza Strip; 26 of them aged 0-8 years, 17 aged 9-12 years, 20 aged 13-15 years and 15 children aged 16-17 years. In addition, data from the Palestinian Prisoner Society showed that 160 children are incarcerated in Israel for their resistance against the occupation representing 3.6% of the total number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Data also showed that there is a decline in the percentage of early marriage for those under the age of 18 for both sexes, where it reached 11.9% of the total number of registered marriages among females in 2020 (4.3% in the West Bank and 19.3% in Gaza Strip) compared with 24% in 2010. The percentage of early marriage among males under 18 years reached 0.5% of the total number of registered marriages in 2020 compared to 2% in 2010. Footage by APAwire

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