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Israeli court sentences Palestinian girl to prison

Tuesday 16-January-2018

Israeli Ofer military court sentenced on Tuesday a Palestinian girl from al-Khalil to prison plus a fine of 2500 shekels.

According to PIC reporter Razan Abu Sal 13 was sentenced to four months in prison.

Since 2000 at least 8000 Palestinian children have been arrested and prosecuted in an Israeli military detention system notorious for the systematic ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children.

Each year approximately 500-700 Palestinian children some as young as 12 years are detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system. The most common charge is stone throwing.

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