UN experts said that the law is explicitly written to target Palestinian children – a glaring example of Israel’s policy of apartheid.
New Israeli Law Allows Palestinians as Young as 12 to Be Imprisoned for Life
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‘Tortured, starved, and even killed’: How Israeli forces have accelerated arrest campaigns against Palestinian children since genocide began
Since October 7, 2023, the treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli prisons has reached new extremes, with children facing more suffering than ever before
Arrested at 13 and ‘psychologically tortured to the last minute’
Ahmad Manasra was arrested at 13 and kept in solitary confinement for years. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in prison and was at serious risk of self-harm. His release to a remote location far from his family was Israel’s final act of torture.
17-year-old Palestinian boy dies in Israeli prison in unclear circumstances
Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad had been taken from his family in the middle of the night, beaten by Israeli soldiers, imprisoned in Israel, where he was fed meager portions of rotten food in overcrowded conditions and isolated completely from his family for over 5 months
Israeli forces issue administrative detention order against youngest Palestinian child on record
Muin, a ninth-grade student and the only child in his family, has been placed under administrative detention, a practice in which Israeli authorities detain Palestinians, including children, without charge or trial, based on ‘secret evidence’ that neither the detainee nor their lawyer can review.
Did Israel round up women and children after 7 October as bargaining chips?
Israel has arrested a large number of Palestinian women and children since October 7th, 2023 – many have never been charged, let alone tried for a crime.
Why are there so many Palestinian children in Israeli prisons?
Twenty-three child prisoners released but more than 300 minors remain in Israeli custody, many of them without charges. So, what do we know about Palestinian child prisoners and why are they tried in military courts?
More hospital invasions, massacres, rape – and UNRWA banned in north – Day 170
Now 3 hospitals in Gaza under siege, horrific stories coming out; Israel bans all UNRWA aid deliveries in northern Gaza, as famine draws closer; sexual violence against Gazan women is underreported, say UN rapporteurs; yet another flour massacre kills at least 20; NGOs pressure Biden admin to honestly engage with Israel on compliance with int’l law; Palestinian children in prison; Kamal implies consequences are a possibility if Israel attacks Rafah
Israel has no mercy on Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra, whose mental health is worsening
Beginning at age 13, Ahmad Manasra has endured years of harsh interrogations, abuse, & solitary confinement; mental health experts say his life is in danger – but Israel refuses to release him. Ahmad has served 6 years for a crime in which he did not participate.
53,000 Palestinian children detained by Israel since 1967
April 5 is Palestinian Child Day. Today we acknowledge that Israel has arrested over 53,000 Palestinian minors since 1967. Many are tortured.