More than half of Palestinian child detainees have no charges
Posted by: John Phoenix
Israeli forces gather on a road during a raid at the al-Faraa camp for Palestinian refugees north of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank on October 10, 2024. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
51 percent of Palestinian child detainees are in administrative detention, a record number
Reposted from Defense for Children International, March 18, 2026
Ramallah, March 18, 2026—51 percent of Palestinian child detainees are in administrative detention, a record number.
351 Palestinian children are detained in Israeli prisons as of December 31, 2025, according to the latest data available from the Israel Prison Service (IPS). 180 children, or 51 percent of the total, are held in administrative detention without charge or trial, which is both the ...










