A nine-year-old Palestinian boy has been left paralysed after being shot in the neck by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. The incident occurred when the Israeli military entered Kareem Sharaab's village. The death toll of Palestinian children killed by Israel in shootings and airstrikes in the occupied West Bank has doubled since October 2023, with at least 170 children under the age of 18 losing their lives. The Israeli military has strict open-fire regulations, but soldiers are rarely prosecuted for breaching these regulations. The deaths of Palestinian children highlight a pattern of violence against children in the context of occupation.