Why are there so many Palestinian children in Israeli jails? , Israel-Felistine Conflict News

At least 23 Palestinian child prisoners have been released by Israel as part of the ceasefire deal, focusing on the systematic prosecution of Palestinian children in military courts.

At least 290 Palestinian prisoners have been released in two batches as the Hamas-Israel ceasefire came into effect on January 19, bombing Gaza of 15-month nonstop Israeli bombing.

According to the Adameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, an right group located in the occupied West Bank, 320 children were being held in Israeli jails before the latest prisoner exchanges.

So, what do we know about Palestinian child prisoners and why are they tried in military courts?

What do we know about Palestinian child prisoners in Israel?

In 2016, Israel introduced a new law, in which children between the ages of 12 and 14 can be attributed to criminally, meaning that they can be tried in court and jailed as adults. Can be punished. Previously, only 14 or older people could be sentenced to jail. The jail sentence cannot begin until the child reaches the age of 14, though (PDF).

This new law, which was passed by the Israeli Casset on August 2, 2016, enables Israeli officials to capture the minor who was convicted of serious crimes for “murder, attempt to murder, or murder. Even though he is under the age of 14 “, the law was introduced according to a cassette statement at that time.

The change was captured in East Jerusalem at the age of 13 in 2015 at the age of 13. He was accused of attempt to murder and was sentenced to 12 years in jail after the new law came into effect and, after his 14th birthday, important, after his 14th birthday. Later, his sentence was nine years old on the appeal.

According to NGO Save the Children, an estimated 10,000 Palestinian children have been held in the Israeli military detention in the last 20 years.

From throwing stones due to the arrest of children to participation in a meeting of only 10 people without permits, “can be considered as political” on any issue.

Which law is detained by Israel?

Controversially, Palestinian prisoners are sentenced to the army instead of civil courts.

International law allows Israel to use military courts in the region that occupies it.

Palestine has a dual legal system, under which Israeli settling Israeli living in the West Bank and East Jerusalem occupied is under the Israeli civil law, while the Palestinians are under the Israeli military law in courts run by Israeli soldiers and officials.

This means that a large number of Palestinians are imprisoned without basic appropriate process.

“Israeli officials, however, arrest Palestinian children regularly during the night raid, interrogate them without a guardian, hold them for a long time before bringing them to a judge and long. Live at the age of 12 to show, “Omar Shakir, Israel, The Israel, The Israel, The Israel. And in the Human Rights Watch, the Director of Palestine wrote in November 2023.

According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel’s report since 2017, about three-fourths of Palestinian children were detained in the occupied West Bank, compared to less than 20 percent for Israeli children.

Hamokd, a human rights NGO, a human rights NGO, who assisted Palestinians under the violation of human rights under Israeli’s possession, said minors held in jails were allowed to call a 10 -minute phone call to their families once every two weeks during 2020.

How many Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the Israel-Hamas deal so far?

Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners, 120 of them sentenced them to life imprisonment and sentenced them to their jails on Saturday as part of the ceasefire deal.

Two of them were children, both were 15 years old. The oldest prisoner, Muhammad al-Tus, was 69 years old. He spent 39 years in jail, first in 1985 while fighting Israel’s armies.

The swap on Saturday was the second exchange on Saturday after the ceasefire came under the influence of the ceasefire. Three Israeli captives and 90 Palestinian prisoners (69 women and 21 children) were released in the first swap.

Out of 90 prisoners, only eight prisoners were arrested before 7 October 2023, when Hamas -led Palestinian groups carried out attacks in Southern Israel. The attacks killed over 1,100 people, captive to around 250 and triggered Israel’s devastating war on Gaza.

Some Palestinian prisoners have been held in Israeli jails for more than three decades.

Prominent Palestinian leader Marwan Bargouti-the co-founder of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, also known as Fatah, who has controlled the party West Bank-has been in jail for 22 years.

Tamar Curmut, an associate professor at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, told Al Jazira that the release of Palestinian prisoners is a “big relief” for families, although it is happening under the terrible realities of “Israel’s occupation”.

“These prisoners should have been released through a large deal that ends the conflict, which brings peace through interaction through ending the occupation, but the harsh reality in Palestine is as we are as we Let’s talk, the business continues, “Curmout told Al Jazeera.

How many Palestine are there in Israeli jails? Has they faced misconduct while in custody?

According to Addameer’s estimates, till Sunday, about 10,400 Palestinians of Gaza and West Bank were in Israeli imprisonment.

In the occupied Palestinian region, one of every five Palestinians has been arrested and accused at some point. This rate is double for Palestinian men because it is for women – two out of every five men have been arrested and charged.

Israel has 19 jails and captures Palestinian prisoners inside an occupied West Bank. Israel stopped allowing independent human organizations to visit Israeli jails in October, so it is difficult to know the number and conditions of people held there.

Palestinian prisoners have been released, reported to be beaten, tortured and humiliated before and after the war on Gaza on 7 October.

How many Palestinian prisoners are being conducted without any charge?

According to Addameer, about 3,376 Palestinians held in Israel are subject to administrative prevention. An administrative prisoner is kept in jail without any charge or test.

Neither administrative prisoners, including women and children, nor their lawyers are allowed to see “secret evidence” that Israeli forces say that their arrest is the basis. This practice has been against the Palestinian prisoners since the establishment of Israel in 1948.

These people have been arrested by the army for the renewable period of time, which means that the duration of arrest is uncertain and may last for many years.

According to Addameer, administrative prisoners include 41 children and 12 women.

What will happen next?

Twenty -six other prisoners should be released in the first phase of six weeks of ceasefire, as well as hundreds and Palestinian prisoners. The next exchange is next Saturday.

Many people hope that the war will end in the next phase that has displaced the vast majority of 2.3 million people of Gaza and left hundreds of thousands at risk of famine. Negotiations begin from 3 February.