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

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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.

Sorry, but that just isn't fair, and in fact is extremely hurtful.
I had sleepless nights after October 7th, thinking about what the hostages and their families were going through. As well as worrying about what was happening to Palestinians.
It doesn't have to be either/or. It's both for me, and I assume most people.
When I heard about the Bibas babies I was heartbroken.
I think the reason there might be more threads about Palestinian children, as that it goes without saying that Hamas are terrorists, who don't value human life.
Israel describes itself as a democracy however, and it's been armed and supported by the west. So, people need to point stuff they do out more.
All children are equally important in my opinion.

I don’t have anymore to add to this conversation. It is clear that you think that Israel is evil and Islamic fundamentalists are the good guys. And to say I make this about me? Were your parents ethnically cleansed because of this kind of anti Jewish propaganda? If you are so passionate about Palestinians being kicked off some land then can you protest please for me and my family to go back to our home in Yemen that was stolen from us? And if you care about kidnapping children maybe go speak to my mother who had to get married before even her period started to prevent her being stolen by Yemen Muslim men for a wife. Today there are Islamists slaughtering Christian’s in Nigeria, killing Druze in south Syria, trafficking young girls through Russia and Eastern Europe, burning and raping entire villages in Congo, killing without trial women in Iran and Saudi, training child soldiers in Sudan. But sure, pretend you care about a radicalised society who took to the streets to spit on the body of a young woman on a truck on Oct 7.
I do not respond further. There is world outside of this toxic echo chamber where people use critical thinking and abhor racism. Good luck to you all. You’ll need it with these terrorist sympathisers among you.

@Ayoopkid I think you would benefit from developing a more nuanced view.
Most people criticising the Israeli government are not terrorist sympathisers. Not in my experience anyway. I'm actually a very committed pacifist who hates all violence.
My own aunt was a victim of an IRA bomb in Northern Ireland, so you can imagine I am horrified by terrorism. I criticise both the Israeli government and Hamas. I sympathise with all victims, both Israeli and Palestinian. I'm not alone in those views.
I'll leave it there, and wish you well.

Oh my word🤦‍♀️
Not much to say to this. I'm just incredibly sad that anyone could think and say that about children, some as young as 12, many held without charge or trial.
All children's lives are sacred and to be protected.

That’s rather rude. What the poster has written is exactly how most the posters on MN view the situation.

My error. I meant Gaza of course.

There’s a search function. Type in ‘Bibas’ and 8 entire threads will come up immediately.

Absolutely ALL children’s lives are sacred and to be protected which is why it is absolutely beyond belief that Palestinian children have been indoctrinated into a terrorist death cult to aspire to die as a martyrs by killing Jews, and also used as human shields and pawns in a religious war for the past 60 years and no one has ever cared, not the UN, not NGOs in the region, not Western useful idiots who’s support of Palestinian terrorism is merely a front for their hatred of Jews or they would have been calling for an end to Palestinian children living in those circumstances.

The youngest Palestinian under an ADO is 14, according to this report.

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

Although a 12 year old girl is the youngest Palestinian to be convicted of attempted murder by stabbing. Not classed as a detainee though as arrested in the act.

Don’t you think it’s disgusting that a 12 old girl was indoctrinated to do this? Should she have been let go with a firm ‘you must not do that’ because of her age?

From reports I’ve read there are multiple accounts of children being sent on attacks like this. Sick!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/26/palestinian-girl-12-freed-from-israeli-jail

Considering how Europe treats teens who rape and kill people (basically do nothing), you’ll probably not want to hear the answer to this.

Teenagers have been detained after acting in a threatening or otherwise unlawful way.

In no way is this similar to Hamas kidnapping and Palestinians harbouring babies that were subsequently murdered.

Hear, hear.

“Totally fine”?!
These children were groomed, as were the victims of the Lancashire rape gangs, as are the children of West Bank settlers and child soldiers in the Congo. Could obviously cite countless examples where children have been indoctrinated by adults.
They need help, not condemnation.
What the AF is wrong with you?

So sorry, @WoodlandLove !
Obviously not directed at you but this disgusting post:
Iamfree · Today 06:02

i haven’t read all the replies but these “Palestinian children” are terrorists. Would you like them in the UK? Blowing up themselves (which is totally fine) and innocent civilians? No? Then let them stay in prison. Israel please finish what you started and destroy Hamas. Thanks

As has previously been mentioned, many of them haven't been charged with anything. Do you think all Palestinians are terrorists. Many Brits have commited acts of terrorism, so should our children be kidnapped and treated as adults once they reach a certain height?

You parented based on height? You allowed your children all the freedoms of adulthood and stopped caring for them once they reached 5ft8?

I find that attitude genuinely alarming and hope you haven't passed that messege that it is ok to treat children like adults once they look like developed adults to your big strong boys?

Many Brits have commited acts of terrorism

Which particular acts of terrorism and which time period are you talking about here?

usually lies That didn't happen.
sensationalism And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
cries of ‘Genocide’ And if it was, that's not a big deal.
IDF hadn’t even set foot And if it is, that's not my fault.
pro-Pallie propoganda And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.

Why not just stop the charade and say, you don’t care, and you think these children deserve it.

The Manchester bomber was born in Manchester. Or is he not white enough for you?

The illegal settlers are equally guilty of grooming and indoctrinating their children.

Both are heinous and need to be stopped.

Regardless of where he was born, he was an Islamist terrorist. And that's the kind of attempted gotcha that's going to get Reform elected.

Thomas Mair? Or would you like another?

You’re the one mentioning his skin colour 🤷‍♀️
Not sure if mentioning an islamist attack really supports your point about the “many terror acts committed by Brits”.

Exactly.

Would you like a list of Islamic terrorists vs non-Islamic terrorists in the UK over the last two decades?
Its'.... not going to be an even split between Column A and Column B, to put it mildly.