400 Palestinian kids languishing in Israeli prisons

400 Palestinian kids languishing in Israeli prisons

November 23, 2015   By: LGHR   Minor Prisoner, Palestinian Detainee, Palestinian Prisoners   No Comment   //   31 Views Jerusalem—At least 700 Palestinian children between the ages of 11 and 17 have been arrested by the Israeli army this year, with more than half still languishing in Israeli prisons.
“The Israeli army has detained 700 Palestinian children and minors from the occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank since the beginning of 2015,” the Palestinian Prisoner Society disclosed.
At least 400 Palestinian children are still detained in Israeli jails, the NGO added.
It also noted that a number of Palestinian minors were detained after being shot by the Israeli army.
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