More than half of the Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons at the end of last year were being held without charge or trial, a Palestinian rights group has said, as concerns mount over reported abuses in Israeli detention facilities.
In a statement on Wednesday, Defense for Children International-Palestine said 51 percent of 351 detained Palestinian children were being held in what’s known as “administrative detention” as of December 31, 2025.
That is “both the highest number and the highest proportion on record” since the group began monitoring the figures in 2008, it said.
Palestinians across the occupied territories, including children, have faced a surge in arrests and detention in the shadow of Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, which began in October 2023.
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Israel Holding More Than Half of Palestinian Child Detainees Without Charge
18/03/2026
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