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84 Palestinian minors held in Israel's Ofer Prison

May 8, 2015 at 8:17 am

Some 84 Palestinian minors are being held in Israel’s Ofer Prison has reached 84 children, 35 of whom were arrested in April.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club quoted its representative in the Ofer Prison, Abdel Fattah Dola, as saying that the detained minors include 29 who were arrested from their homes after Israeli forces stormed them.

An Israeli military court issued various rulings against 14 Ofer prisoners, nine of whom are under the age of 15, Dola said.

He also noted that the minors held in Ofer prison include five sick prisoners.

Some 131 Palestinian minors have been in and out of Ofer since the start of 2015.