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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Hebron father says Israeli soldiers assaulted 10-year-old son

Ma'an – Israel soldiers assaulted a 10-year-old boy Saturday in the occupied West Bank, his father said.

Ghandi Nedal Al-Ewaiwi was transferred to Hebron's public hospital with bruises all over his body, medics said.

The boy's father, Nedal Al-Ewaiwi, said the boy was beaten while in custody outside Hebron's Old City.

He was held for several hours at a military post near the Ibrahimi Mosque, Nedal said.

An Israeli military spokesman said that after an initial inquiry, the army was aware of no such incident... full story