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Israeli Police Are Abusing Detained Palestinian Children (HRW)

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Israeli Police Are Abusing Detained Palestinian Children (HRW)

Interviews with children who have been detained, video footage, and reports from lawyers reveal that Israeli security forces are using unnecessary force in arresting and detaining children, in some cases beating them, and holding them in unsafe and abusive conditions.

Since October 2015, protests in the West Bank and Gaza have escalated, as has the use of live fire against demonstrators by Israeli forces. The number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces has more than doubled since then (…)
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