From the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics we learn that 62% of the Palestinian girls and 68% of the boys aged 10 and under are beaten by their caregivers.
The definition of physical violence in this study is shaking hard, hitting parts of the body with a stick or belt, or hitting hands or legs.
Over a quarter of the boys and 18% of the girls 10 and under experienced severe violence from their parents or caregivers, which includes hitting their face or head or regular severe beatings.
Violence is more prevalent in Gaza than in the West Bank.
Kids who grow up with violence are more likely to be violent as adults.
Of course, outside the bureaucracy that generated this report, this is not being reported anywhere.
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