Children in Israeli prisons
B’tselem report highlights ordeal of Palestinian minor prisoners in Israeli administrative detention
The report details how Palestinian minors have been kept in administrative detention for indefinite and prolonged periods, even in the absence of charges. It also sheds light on the fraud and rushed prosecutions and hearings, and the harsh judgments despite the lack of evidence against minors
Pro-Israel group in the US called a “hate group” by Congresswoman McCollum
US Congresswoman Betty McCollum is among the targets of an ad campaign run by the pro-Israeli lobbying group, AIPAC which called her “more sinister” than ISIS for her advocacy of Palestinian rights
Israel transfers 60 minor Palestinian prisoners to solitary confinement
The move by Israel to place minors in solitary confinement has angered their adult overseers and evoked widespread criticism from Palestinian society and elsewhere
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- Israel carries out new massacre in “humanitarian safe zone” in Khan Younis
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