Israeli authorities detain more than 200 Palestinian minors, a Palestinian NGO said Sunday.
“Most of the Palestinian minors are detained in Ofer detention centre near Ramallah and Megiddo and Sharon prisons in northern Israel,” the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement.
Two female minors, aged 16 and 17, are detained in Israeli Hasharon prison, the release said.
According to the NGO, arrest campaigns against Palestinian minors increased after mid-2014, particularly after recent tension in Jerusalem where hundreds of children have been detained for various periods of time.
“Israel arrests at least two Palestinian children in Jerusalem every day,” the NGO said.
Al-Khalil (Hebron) came in the second place among Palestinian provinces in terms of the number of detained minors after East Jerusalem.
“At least 70 Palestinian children have been detained in Al-Khalil since the beginning of 2015,” the statement said.
Israeli forces routinely conduct arrest campaigns targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on claims they are “wanted” by Israeli authorities.
Over 7,000 Palestinians are currently languishing in prisons located throughout Israel, according to the Palestinian government.
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