PALESTINIAN CHILD PRISONERS
From Defence for Children International:
According to the latest figures compiled by DCI-Palestine from sources including the Israeli Prison Service (IPS), the number of Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons and detention centres inside Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory rose sharply in February.
At the end of February, there were 423 Palestinian children in the custody of the Israeli authorities - including seven girls and six children held without charge or trial in administrative detention.
This figure represents a 37.8% increase over the corresponding period in 2008. - MORE
CHILDREN OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
In 2007, B’Tselem reported that “[a]lmost 9,000 Palestinians are being held in prisons inside Israel, in violation of international humanitarian law. In hundreds of cases, Israel forbids adult relatives to visit, so it is left to children under 16 to maintain the family contact.”
ETHNIC CLEANSING IN SLOW MOTION
Health-wise, the situation is no better. 10% of Palestinian children now have stunted growth, reports The Lancet medical journal. “The trend for stunting among children is increasing, and the concern is about the long-term effects.” There has been no decline in death rates of children and expectant women. - Link
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