5 Palestinian minors held, tortured by Israel soldiers February 3, 2021 at 4:37 pm | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian child [Saeed Qaq/Apaimages] February 3, 2021 at 4:37 pm
Five Palestinian minors were physically assaulted and suffered aggression at the hands of Israeli soldiers and interrogators during detention, according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and ex-Detainees Affairs.
The Commission said statements from the minors, who were all 17-year-olds, include details of severe beatings and torture they suffered following their arrest.
Mustafa Salameh was detained at his family home in Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya. He was beaten with the butt of guns and shoved into an army jeep where he was thrown on the floor as soldiers kept trampling on him until he lost consciousness.
Five Palestinian minors say they were severely beaten, tortured by Israeli soldiers during detention
Israeli occupation forcing detaining Palestinian minors in the occupied territories. (File photo)
RAMALLAH, Tuesday, February 2, 2021 (WAFA) – Five Palestinian minors said they were severely beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers and interrogators during detention, today said the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.
It said it got affidavits from the five minors, who gave details of the beating and torture they were subjected to at the hands of Israeli soldiers and security agents during arrest and interrogation.
Mustafa Salameh, 17, was detained at his family home in Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya. He was beaten with the butt of guns, smacked and kicked around, then shoved into an army jeep where he was thrown on the floor as soldiers kept trampling on him with their army boots, and kicking him while cursing him.
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