Qatar’s Assistant FM reacts to Israeli forces detaining kids in Palestine

Qatar's Assistant Foreign Minister HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater reacted indignantly by sharing a video clip on twitter showing how the Israeli soldiers handled children in Palestine and detains them. In her twitter post she said: "Not very surprised by how Israeli Occupation is treating kids! They know that the duplicity of their international sponsors will let them get away, Yet Again."

The video clip shows heavily-armed soldiers of Israel dragging Palestine kids away from the South Hebron Hills, which is surrounded by 30 Palestinian villages that are home to nearly 4,000 residents who mostly survive on farming and shepherding.

Not very surprised by how Israeli Occupation is treating kids! They know that the duplicity of their international sponsors will let them get away, Yet Again

لا أستغرب تعامل الاحتلال الإسرائيلي مع الأطفال، فهم على يقين أن ازدواجية رعاتهم الدوليين ستمكنهم من الإفلات، كما دائما. pic.twitter.com/e6pxlHAJnC
— لولوة الخاطر Lolwah Alkhater (@Lolwah_Alkhater) March 20, 2021

The Israeli rights group B’Tselem, which released this video, said five boys, who are aged between 8 and 13, were detained on Wednesday by the Israeli army after picking akoub near a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank.

During a statement made by the Israeli police, they said that soldiers had detained four minors for allegedly entering into private property and stealing parrots and other objects. The Israeli Defence Forces said a group of children was also seen breaking into private property in the southern Hebron area and was transferred by a military patrol to the Israeli police after "a short initial questioning with police present."

The police stated they did not detain the kids after they got transferred by the IDF and were trting to find out their respective parents for “several hours” before waiting for them to collect them.

As the precise situation of the children's detention were not clear at the moment, the incident of the brutal forces provides a clear picture into the real life of Palestine citizens under Israeli occupied region, rights groups as some Palestinians reported the local media.

Whether they were simply picking up wild vegetables or allegedly stealing parrots, they contend, there are no proper reasonable situations in which the kids who are younger than 8-years-old must be detained by armed forces.

“It shows first and foremost the absolute disregard Israeli authorities have for the well-being of Palestinians,” Amit Gilutz, B'Tselem spokesperson, said.

Gaby Lasky, a human rights lawyer who is representing the Palestine Children, said that they were released after five and a half hours of detention on Wednesday by the Israeli army. The oldest two children, who are 12 and 13, were ordered to come back next week for questioning, she said.

Israeli police said that two boys were summoned with their parents on suspicion of stealing the parrots and other objects.

According to UNICEF, the age of criminal responsibility under Israeli military law, which governs Palestinians living in the West Bank, is 12-years-old.

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