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Conflict in the Middle East

Israel Hasn’t Released Any of the Child Hostages it Has Kidnapped

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Wedonttalkaboutboris · 19/10/2025 14:03

Israel hasn't released any of the child hostages it has kidnapped. Israel still holds 323 Palestinian children- Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP). As of March 31, 2025, the Israel Prison Service reported that 323 Palestinian children were detained in Israeli prisons. Of these, 119 children (37%) were held in administrative detention without charge or trial- the highest number and proportion on record since DCIP began monitoring these figures in 2008.

I also wanted to highlight some concerning facts about Palestinian children in Israeli detention, based on verified reports from human rights organisations.

  • As of June 2025, around 360 Palestinian children are being held in Israeli prisons. About 41% are in administrative detention, meaning they’re held without charge or trial — the highest proportion recorded since 2008 (DCI-Palestine).
  • Many face serious abuse: 86% report being beaten, 69% subjected to strip searches, and 42% sustained injuries during arrest (Save the Children).
  • Allegations include verbal abuse, threats, and physical and psychological violence (DCI-Palestine).
  • The UN has raised serious concerns about ill-treatment and torture in detention facilities, including Sde Teiman (OHCHR).

These children are entitled to protection under international law, yet reports show repeated violations of their rights.

OP posts:
JacknDiane · 19/10/2025 17:56

This is horrendous, and so obviously ignored by the pro Israel supporters on here.

Wedonttalkaboutboris · 19/10/2025 17:57

JacknDiane · 19/10/2025 17:56

This is horrendous, and so obviously ignored by the pro Israel supporters on here.

They won’t even dare comment on it lest it stays at the top of the feed for citme

OP posts:
MummytoE · 19/10/2025 17:58

That is really horrible to read. Although sadly not surprising

Aliceisagooddog · 19/10/2025 18:00

Thanks for the post. There are so many horrors in this situation, that it's hard to follow or even comprehend. When will the world be allowed into Gaza, to see the full horror of the genocide.

MissyB1 · 19/10/2025 18:00

It’s horrifying and heartbreaking 😢

There will be many members of this forum that will defend it, justify it, or deny it though.

TicklishMauveSquid · 19/10/2025 18:37

Wedonttalkaboutboris · 19/10/2025 14:03

Israel hasn't released any of the child hostages it has kidnapped. Israel still holds 323 Palestinian children- Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP). As of March 31, 2025, the Israel Prison Service reported that 323 Palestinian children were detained in Israeli prisons. Of these, 119 children (37%) were held in administrative detention without charge or trial- the highest number and proportion on record since DCIP began monitoring these figures in 2008.

I also wanted to highlight some concerning facts about Palestinian children in Israeli detention, based on verified reports from human rights organisations.

  • As of June 2025, around 360 Palestinian children are being held in Israeli prisons. About 41% are in administrative detention, meaning they’re held without charge or trial — the highest proportion recorded since 2008 (DCI-Palestine).
  • Many face serious abuse: 86% report being beaten, 69% subjected to strip searches, and 42% sustained injuries during arrest (Save the Children).
  • Allegations include verbal abuse, threats, and physical and psychological violence (DCI-Palestine).
  • The UN has raised serious concerns about ill-treatment and torture in detention facilities, including Sde Teiman (OHCHR).

These children are entitled to protection under international law, yet reports show repeated violations of their rights.

How old are these children?

Youngest is 14?

My sons were between 5ft 8 and 6ft 2 at 14. So let’s get the idea of little children out of the picture.

They were not kidnapped, they were detained.

Are you seriously conflating 14-19 year old Palestinians detained as suspected of involvement with terrorism to an Israeli 9 month old baby and a 3 year old kidnapped with their mother from their home, strangled to death and their bodies mutilated, by Palestinians?

How much lower can you sink?

Why wouldn’t they be subjected to strip searches?

Strip searches also happen in the UK and we don’t have a problem with thousands of kids indoctrinated into terrorism or used as child soldiers.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/21/strip-search-children-police-stations-last-resort

The higher amount of detainees after Oct 7th is surely self explanatory after a massive terrorist attack where teenagers participated (go look at the Oct 7th footage to fact check) and Hamas managed to recruit 30,000 child soldiers, some of which will have been captured.

Why not consider putting the blame on the culture of Palestinians indoctrinating and training kids to kill Jews which has put their children in this horrific position?

Has there ever been any verified evidence of these abuse allegations?

I mean if there wasn’t a massive anti-Israel propaganda machine, which anyone with any critical thinking ability knows is the only real weapon Palestinians have against Israel, I might just take these allegations seriously.

Strip-search children as last resort only | Letters

Letters: Children in youth prisons are only strip-searched where there is a good reason for doing so. However, there has been no equivalent review of the strip-searching of children in the police station

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/21/strip-search-children-police-stations-last-resort

childofthe607080s · 19/10/2025 18:44

How awful

neither side is without blame and horror , it’s such a negative spiral with only losers

HellsBalls · 19/10/2025 18:46

Again, a more accurate description would be teenagers and detainees.
But that doesn’t fit the narrative.
Those poor rock throwing rioters.

It’s becoming more and more clear, even to those that will not see, that the whole pro-pallie propaganda is built on sensationalism and usually lies.
Since the first cries of ‘Genocide’ on October 8th, when the IDF hadn’t even set foot in Gaza.
I would say people posting this shite should be ashamed, but extremism knows no depths.

MummytoE · 19/10/2025 19:16

14 year old is a child, no matter how big or burly. Op didn't mention the Israeli hostages at all. Some people should be ashamed,

TicklishMauveSquid · 19/10/2025 19:45

MummytoE · 19/10/2025 19:16

14 year old is a child, no matter how big or burly. Op didn't mention the Israeli hostages at all. Some people should be ashamed,

OP has deliberately worded the OP - Israel hasn't released any of the child hostages it has kidnapped. - to conflate with the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Palestinians.

She also doesn’t refer to the age of these children and if she wasn’t being disingenuous and trying to whip up outrage, she might have noted it as ‘child’ refers from birth to 18 in the UK (19 to Palestinians) and there is a big difference to a 9 month old baby or 3 year old being kidnapped and held hostage (then murdered) to a 14 year old being detained for suspected terrorist activity.

I have noticed this since Oct 7th and it is disgusting, emotionally manipulative, propaganda.

I have no problem calling it out.

WoodlandLove · 19/10/2025 20:18

According to this, some of the children are as young as 12 😔 That's very young.

https://www.dci-palestine.org/children_in_israeli_detention

Apparently Israel is the only country in the world that tries children in a military court. They can be given up to 20 years for just throwing stones. I imagine many have been orphaned, or lost at least one parent, and are justifiably very angry.
For grown men with guns, to lock up children with stones, is insane. I'm sure many of these kids have been held without charge too.

Anyone who doesn't condemn this has lost their moral compass.

KoalaKoKo · 19/10/2025 20:21

TicklishMauveSquid · 19/10/2025 19:45

OP has deliberately worded the OP - Israel hasn't released any of the child hostages it has kidnapped. - to conflate with the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Palestinians.

She also doesn’t refer to the age of these children and if she wasn’t being disingenuous and trying to whip up outrage, she might have noted it as ‘child’ refers from birth to 18 in the UK (19 to Palestinians) and there is a big difference to a 9 month old baby or 3 year old being kidnapped and held hostage (then murdered) to a 14 year old being detained for suspected terrorist activity.

I have noticed this since Oct 7th and it is disgusting, emotionally manipulative, propaganda.

I have no problem calling it out.

You have not mentioned the many MANY toddlers and babies murdered by the IDF. Shot in their heads and limbs. One account given by an IDF whistle blower detailed how his commander broke a 4 year olds arms and legs and then stomped on him repeatedly. This is horrific. Why do you not mention the countless babies killed in cold blood by the IDF. But do continue with your, how did you put it, disgusting, emotionally manipulative, propaganda.

Honestly we get it you will justify Palestinians deaths and detention no matter what. The CHILDREN are as young as 12 and for the record 14 year olds are still children, you can not rebrand them as adults to suit your narrative. 41% haven’t even been charged with anything. I don’t think that matters to you though.

SpaceRaccoon · 19/10/2025 20:26

MummytoE · 19/10/2025 19:16

14 year old is a child, no matter how big or burly. Op didn't mention the Israeli hostages at all. Some people should be ashamed,

That doesn't mean they can't be detained if they commit criminal acts though. And shame on whoever indoctrinated them.

Mumsntfan1 · 19/10/2025 20:27

WoodlandLove · 19/10/2025 20:18

According to this, some of the children are as young as 12 😔 That's very young.

https://www.dci-palestine.org/children_in_israeli_detention

Apparently Israel is the only country in the world that tries children in a military court. They can be given up to 20 years for just throwing stones. I imagine many have been orphaned, or lost at least one parent, and are justifiably very angry.
For grown men with guns, to lock up children with stones, is insane. I'm sure many of these kids have been held without charge too.

Anyone who doesn't condemn this has lost their moral compass.

'Just for throwing stones'. Are you ok with 14/15/16 year old throwing rocks at your head? Or at your children. We're not talking about five year olds in a playground.

SpaceRaccoon · 19/10/2025 20:30

It's not "just throwing stones". It's large rocks, potentially fatal, in fact a two year old was killed in that way.

Gloriia · 19/10/2025 20:46

Honestly op. 'Child hostages'.You imply a load of innocent 5yr olds have been abducted.

The teens detained will have been involved in criminal activity.

The only people who abduct innocent kids are the jihadis.

KoalaKoKo · 19/10/2025 21:37

Mumsntfan1 · 19/10/2025 20:27

'Just for throwing stones'. Are you ok with 14/15/16 year old throwing rocks at your head? Or at your children. We're not talking about five year olds in a playground.

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41% of them have been charged with nothing, they are held with no charge! The children, as young as 12, that have been charged have just thrown stones. Extremist zionists in the west bank attack people with guns, blades, set fire to their houses and get charged with nothing. But Palestinian children can be rounded up for absolutely nothing. How is that just?

SpaceRaccoon · 19/10/2025 21:59

Again, it's not "just stones" like little pebbles. It's lethal behaviour.
Yes the law should be dealing with the settlers as well.

TicklishMauveSquid · 19/10/2025 22:19

KoalaKoKo · 19/10/2025 21:37

41% of them have been charged with nothing, they are held with no charge! The children, as young as 12, that have been charged have just thrown stones. Extremist zionists in the west bank attack people with guns, blades, set fire to their houses and get charged with nothing. But Palestinian children can be rounded up for absolutely nothing. How is that just?

What do you think about the child in this article?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46987850.amp

Do you think he shouldn’t have faced any consequences or been detained?

After all, he was only throwing stones.

Everexpanding · 19/10/2025 22:36

From a dci report from 2020 detailing the use of isolation on child detainees

Obaida aged 15 held in solitary confinement for 12 days, and beaten

Israel have been detaining Palestinian children for years

Israel Hasn’t Released Any of the Child Hostages it Has Kidnapped
Everexpanding · 19/10/2025 22:38

www.dci-palestine.org/isolated_and_alone

MrsSkylerWhite · 19/10/2025 22:40

TicklishMauveSquid · 19/10/2025 18:37

How old are these children?

Youngest is 14?

My sons were between 5ft 8 and 6ft 2 at 14. So let’s get the idea of little children out of the picture.

They were not kidnapped, they were detained.

Are you seriously conflating 14-19 year old Palestinians detained as suspected of involvement with terrorism to an Israeli 9 month old baby and a 3 year old kidnapped with their mother from their home, strangled to death and their bodies mutilated, by Palestinians?

How much lower can you sink?

Why wouldn’t they be subjected to strip searches?

Strip searches also happen in the UK and we don’t have a problem with thousands of kids indoctrinated into terrorism or used as child soldiers.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/21/strip-search-children-police-stations-last-resort

The higher amount of detainees after Oct 7th is surely self explanatory after a massive terrorist attack where teenagers participated (go look at the Oct 7th footage to fact check) and Hamas managed to recruit 30,000 child soldiers, some of which will have been captured.

Why not consider putting the blame on the culture of Palestinians indoctrinating and training kids to kill Jews which has put their children in this horrific position?

Has there ever been any verified evidence of these abuse allegations?

I mean if there wasn’t a massive anti-Israel propaganda machine, which anyone with any critical thinking ability knows is the only real weapon Palestinians have against Israel, I might just take these allegations seriously.

What the fuck has a child’s height to do with anything?
Ate you seriously suggesting that tall 14 year old children aren’t children?

My son was 5ft 11 at 14. At 22 he is a 6ft 5 adult. He was very much still a child at 14.

Your post is disgraceful.

KoalaKoKo · 19/10/2025 22:43

TicklishMauveSquid · 19/10/2025 22:19

What do you think about the child in this article?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46987850.amp

Do you think he shouldn’t have faced any consequences or been detained?

After all, he was only throwing stones.

Well it’s pretty obvious isn’t it - there is a difference between throwing a stone and throwing a 2kg rock at a persons head killing them. One is actual murder. As I mentioned 41% of the Palestinian children have been held without charge, ie they have committed no crimes. But this case that you are highlighting a case where 5 Israeli settlers murdered a Palestinian women, 4 were released within days and the other was placed under house arrest and eventually released as well. Interesting that Israeli teens go free after murdering someone but countless Palestinians are imprisoned without any charges filed.

Ayoopkid · 19/10/2025 22:46

Well Hamas was given a choice about who to release. They got many many convicted terrorist murderers for bodies of innocent dead Jews and Hindus. Anyone at this point still trying to use false narrative and propaganda to paint Israel as the wrong ones here are very innocent, or brainwashed. Or Muslim.
Hamas chose to not to release any of these “kidnapped children” haha how easily you believe the Israelis would kidnap children and how indignant that a brutal, barbaric terrorist organisation would not. This is gaslighting 101. My parents went through this vile propaganda when they were ethnically cleansed from Yemen. By the way, do you know that they actually DO kidnap children there? Little girls aged 8 taken from their homes to be married. Hundreds of them. Do you see those poor children in Nigeria? Maybe stop obsessing about Israel who are defending their existence and rather call out Hamas, or the houthis? No? Kidnapped children, this is N@zi propaganda technique. I am sad for my family that they escaped to this country to people who believe those things. Wow.

Ayoopkid · 19/10/2025 22:49

Gloriia · 19/10/2025 20:46

Honestly op. 'Child hostages'.You imply a load of innocent 5yr olds have been abducted.

The teens detained will have been involved in criminal activity.

The only people who abduct innocent kids are the jihadis.

I don’t understand this forum. Is it just propaganda? I am devastated. It’s history repeating itself.,I am terrified that we will be ethnically cleansed once more like we were from Yemen who used these EXACT techniques of lies and false information to get rid of Jews and Hindus

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