53,000
Palestinian children have been arrested by Israeli occupation forces since 1967
1,300
were detained in 2021; a 140 per cent increase compared to the previous year
19,000
were held between 2000 – when the Second Intifada started – and March 2022
9,000
of whom where detained between 2015 and March 2022
Source: Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs and Palestinian Prisoners’ Club
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