Palestinian children traumatised by Israeli home invasions

Rights groups say that Israeli raids are having a dire effect on the mental health of Palestinian children.

Occupied Palestinian territories – Nidal Rajabe says his children are traumatised and in a permanent state of fear as his family home in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem has been invaded several times by Israeli security forces.

“My children are unable to sleep at night peacefully, always fearful of the next raid by the police,” Rajabe told Al Jazeera.

He said family members had been arrested during the raids, including his 17-year-old son Harby, but he also believes they were designed to intimidate him.