Blame, cannot, however, be solely laid upon Israeli soldiers. Protesters are considered armed and dangerous, and there are Palestinians equipped with guns. Outdated as the guns may be, the bullets still have the capability of killing. Age and armament cannot always be safely gauged through crossfire. To the credit of Israel, no photos showing unarmed Palestinians being killed point-blank have surfaced to date.
War is indeed hell for everyone involved, especially the children.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been quoted as supporting violence in the name of the Palestinian state. Rarely does he dissuade children from attending. Hamed's mother, Mona, did try to keep her son around the house, but he got out one day without his mother seeing. He came home dead. If nothing is done, more kids will find themselves in pine boxes.