detention of minors

A Palestinian prisoner at Ketziot prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

‘I’d rather die than go back’: A Palestinian teen’s 10-month nightmare in Israeli jail

At 15, Zaid was separated from his parents, beaten, and starved. He is just one of hundreds of Palestinian children detained amid a post-Oct. 7 surge.

By Jared Hillel September 30, 2026

Tareq Barghouth (center) speaks to the Israeli press. (Philippe Bellaïche)

A Palestinian prisoner’s letter to his Israeli occupiers

Do I regret my imprisonment after being convicted of carrying out attacks? That’s complicated. I do regret one thing: letting them push me into a corner.

By Tareq Barghouth March 23, 2023

Amal Nakhleh shows a photo from his arrest, with his hands bound in handcuffs, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, May 24, 2022. (Yuval Abraham)

‘His childhood disappeared’: A Palestinian teen’s nightmare in Israeli detention

An Israeli military court ordered his release on medical grounds. Then the Shin Bet locked him up for another 16 months without charge.

By Yuval Abraham June 16, 2022

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Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron, following US President Donald Trump's announcement that he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, on December 7, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

In Israeli military courts, Palestinian minors always lose

In Israeli civilian courts, detention is always a last resort for a minor. But when it comes to Palestinian minors in Israeli military courts, prison is almost guaranteed. Israeli authorities have dedicated significant effort in recent years to highlighting the improvements allegedly made in the treatment of Palestinian minors within Israeli military courts in the…

By Yali Marom March 21, 2018

Israeli police arrest a protester during the second day of protests that followed the kidnapping and murder of a Palestinian teenager, East Jerusalem, July 3, 2014. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

Who protects Palestinian children from the police?

Three East Jerusalem children wait for hours in an Israeli police station — their parents aren’t notified and their lawyer isn’t allowed to speak with them. The case exposes a gaping black hole in the laws regulating the treatment of minors and their representation by public defenders in Israel. By Alma Biblash and Michael Salisbury-Corech Israeli…

By +972 Magazine June 17, 2015

Detainee 9: U.D., 10 years old (Photo: Samar Hazboun)

Detained: Testimonies from Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel

‘Detained: Testimonies from Palestinian Children Imprisoned by Israel’ uncovers one of the most painful experiences that Palestinian children endure in the ongoing Israeli occupation. Through interviews with ex-detainees and mothers of minors presently in detention, the project documents their stories and aims to lend a voice to those who are silenced from fear of negative…

By +972 Magazine April 19, 2013

Report by British jurists reminds of the horrors of Israeli child detention

The report – which specifies at least six violations of the UN convention on children’s rights – spotlights the horrors Israelis have grown accustomed to. A report by a group of distinguished British jurists, published on Tuesday, reached the conclusion that Israel violates the Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), of which it…

By Yossi Gurvitz June 28, 2012