In the written statement made by the Palestinian Prisoners Association, it was stated that the Israeli army detained 6 more children last night in the towns of Sair and Al-Shuyuh in the city of Hebron in the south of the occupied West Bank.
In the statement, it was noted that more than 2 thousand Palestinian children have been detained since the process started in October 2023, and at least 350 of them are being held in harsh conditions.
The statement warned that the targeting of Palestinian children through practices such as threats, detention, torture, starvation, isolation and deprivation of health services has increased, and it was stated that information on the number of children detained in the Gaza Strip remains unclear.
In the statement, it was stated that thousands of people, including children, were missing in Gaza and the practice of enforced disappearance continued.
It was stated that the administrative detention practice, which allows Israeli authorities to detain Palestinians without making a clear accusation against them and without informing them about the date of their release, leaves children in uncertainty and disrupts the stability in their family and educational lives.
It was pointed out that Israeli courts also contribute to the continuation of violations against children in an environment where there is no effective accountability mechanism.
CONDITIONS OF DETENTION OF CHILDREN
In the statement of the association, attention was drawn to the situation of Palestinian child Walid Ahmed, who died in Israel's Megiddo Prison in March 2025.
In the statement, it was stated that there were medical findings indicating that Ahmed experienced serious weight loss and showed signs of malnutrition and dehydration before his death, and that the closure of the investigation file raised questions about accountability.
The statement also stated that 15-year-old Mohammed Hamid contracted scabies while he was being held in Ofer Prison in Israel, and his health condition was gradually deteriorating.
It was stated in the statement that Hamid had serious infections affecting his vital organs, underwent heart surgery and was taken to intensive care in a critical condition, and that one of the child's legs was later amputated.
It was stated in the statement that Hamid, who was released by the Israeli authorities after his health condition deteriorated, continued to receive treatment for approximately 3 months, and this situation was evaluated as Israel's evasion of its responsibility for treatment.
In the statement, the international community was called to take action to release arbitrarily detained children, to end administrative detention and attempts to obtain forced confessions, to stop torture and starvation, and to ensure detainees' access to health services.
In the statement of the society, it was emphasized that concrete steps should be taken and impunity should be ended by going beyond documenting and condemning violations.
Israel launched its attacks on the Gaza Strip in October 2023 with the support of the United States. Tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed or injured in the attacks, and approximately 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure was destroyed.
There has been an increase in the attacks of the Israeli army and the Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank since October 2023. In this process, practices such as raids, detentions, shootings, house demolitions, seizure of Palestinian lands and the establishment of new illegal settlements continue.
