Prisoners & Detainees
Palestinian prisoners center reports 370 Palestinian children held in Israeli detention
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The Palestinian Prisoners' Support and Human Rights Organization said approximately 370 Palestinian children are imprisoned in Israeli facilities, Shehab Wire reported. The majority are confined in Megiddo and Ofer prisons, according to the center's statement issued Thursday.
The organization documented severe conditions in the detention facilities, alleging that detainees face beatings, physical restraint, and deprivation of basic necessities. The center issued the warning as it continued to monitor what it described as systematic mistreatment of minors in custody. Officials did not elaborate on the specific measures or additional concerns referenced in the announcement beyond the documented abuses.
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