The Palestinian ministry for prisoners’ affairs in Gaza says that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) are kidnapping Palestinian children, physically attacking them and using violence to interrogate them.
The ministry underlined that international conventions prohibit the detention of children except in limited special cases on condition that they are well treated and their rights under international law protected.
The statement pointed out that Israel does not respect any of these conventions and systematically kidnaps children from their homes, schools or on the streets and at checkpoints.
The kidnapped children, according to the statement, are exposed to severe beatings and threats by IOF troops in order to inflict psychological harm on them so that they cannot think of resisting the occupation when they grow up.
The statement pointed to the kidnapping of six Palestinian children a few days ago in one of Ramallah's nearby villages, saying that they were maltreated and interrogated for 14 hours without allowing them to eat, drink or use the toilets.
The statement also noted that the number of children in Israeli jails rose to more than 430, and many of them are less than 12 years of age, adding that the children suffer from deliberate medical neglect, and are forced to wear orange uniforms and sleep on the ground.
Thanks to the Palestinian Information Center
The ministry underlined that international conventions prohibit the detention of children except in limited special cases on condition that they are well treated and their rights under international law protected.
The statement pointed out that Israel does not respect any of these conventions and systematically kidnaps children from their homes, schools or on the streets and at checkpoints.
The kidnapped children, according to the statement, are exposed to severe beatings and threats by IOF troops in order to inflict psychological harm on them so that they cannot think of resisting the occupation when they grow up.
The statement pointed to the kidnapping of six Palestinian children a few days ago in one of Ramallah's nearby villages, saying that they were maltreated and interrogated for 14 hours without allowing them to eat, drink or use the toilets.
The statement also noted that the number of children in Israeli jails rose to more than 430, and many of them are less than 12 years of age, adding that the children suffer from deliberate medical neglect, and are forced to wear orange uniforms and sleep on the ground.
Thanks to the Palestinian Information Center
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