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Israeli soldiers arresting a Palestinian man, September 27, 2008. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Israel holding 10 Palestinian children in admin. detention

Over 400 Palestinian minors from East Jerusalem and the West Bank are currently being held in Israeli prisons. Five of them are under 14 years old, while 10 are being held indefinitely without trial. By Noam Rotem Statistics sent Sunday by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem reveal the number of…

By +972 Magazine April 10, 2016

Hamza Hameed, 16, is currently the youngest Palestinian held in administrative detention. (photo: Silwad's Facebook group)

The youngest Palestinian in Israeli administrative detention

At 16, Hamza Hamad has already experienced the worst of Israel’s occupation: arrests, home raids, demolitions, and a father in prison. Now he has become the youngest Palestinian to be put in administrative detention. By Noam Rotem Sixteen-year-old Hamza Hamad from the West Bank village of Silwad was placed in administrative detention last week, making…

By +972 Magazine March 15, 2016

A Palestinian youth throws stones during clashes with Israeli police in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Abu Tor, October 30, 2014 Palestinians staged protests against the Israeli government in East Jerusalem after Israeli Police killed Moatez Higazi (32), who was a suspect in shooting of Israeli right-winger Rabbi Yehuda Glick. (Activestills.org)

Photos of the month: The holy city nears its boiling point

Just a month ago, Jerusalem’s residents were celebrating Eid al-Adha. Since then tensions have approached a boiling point, Muslims and Jews are adopting dangerous rhetoric about the Temple Mount and blood has been spilled on both sides. A month in photos. Photos by: Oren Ziv, Yotam Ronen, Ahmad al-Bazz, Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh, Tali Mayer / Activestills.org…

By Activestills November 1, 2014

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Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad at his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Clashes follow funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American

Orwah Hammad, the second American minor to be killed beyond the Green Line last week, was shot by Israeli soldiers. Thousands turn out for his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad. In East Jerusalem Palestinians hold symbolic funeral for the man who ran down and killed an Israeli-American baby. Thousands of people attended…

By Activestills October 26, 2014

Illustrative photo of an Israeli soldier aiming his weapon at Palestinian protesters. (Photo: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

When shooting a 14-year-old boy in the neck is a minor infraction

Firing live ammunition at civilians is a crime, more so when minors are involved. Such an incident should not end with a disciplinary procedure but with a criminal investigation. That is not what happened. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz At the end of last July, J., a boy from the village of Silwad,…

By +972 Magazine March 2, 2014