Twenty-six children in Gaza were shot by Israeli troops near the border during 2010, a Save the Children report found.
AlJazeera.net reported on January 18 that the report found: 鈥淐hildren in Gaza are coming under regular gunfire from Israeli soldiers while scavenging in the ruins of buildings bombed during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in 2009 ...鈥
The report said children scavenge for construction materials near the border, despite a 300 metre 鈥渆xclulsion zone鈥 declared by Israel, to search for building materials. The thousands of homes destroyed by Israel鈥檚 2008-09 war on Gaza have not been rebuilt,and Israel鈥檚 siege blocks building materials from entering the Palestinian territory.
AlJazeera.net reported that Salam Kanaan, Save the Children UK鈥檚 country director in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said: 鈥淭he blockade must end immediately and 鈥 has put children鈥檚 lives at risk.鈥