Number of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons doubles

Palestinian children walk past Israeli forces at a checkpoint in Jerusalem in November.

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Israeli paramedics and forces evacuate 12-year-old Ali Alqam who was shot after allegedly stabbing a security guard at a tramway station in the Pisgat Zeev settlement in occupied East Jerusalem on 10 November. His 14-year-old cousin Muawiya Alqam was arrested during the incident.

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Charlotte Silver-8 December 2015

Charlotte Silver-8 December 2015

Marah Bakir, 16, was leaving school in occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on 12 October when she was shot and injured by Israeli police. They allege she intended to stab an officer.

However, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reported that Marah had been walking with a friend when they were harassed by an Israeli who accused her of being a “terrorist.” Witnesses said police quickly surrounded her and opened fire four or five times.

Number of Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons Doubles by Thavam Ratna