Video: Israeli Police Arrest 11-year-old boy

DCI – DCI-Palestine continues to receive reports of an increase in the number of children being arrested from the West Bank village of An Nabi Salih. The village is situated approximately 15 kilometres north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and is adjacent to the illegal Israeli settlement of Hallamish.

In or about January 2010, the settlement expanded, and more land from Nabi Salih was confiscated, giving rise to Friday protests by the villagers. As is often the case, these protests start peacefully, and end up with an exchange of tear gas, rubber bullets, sometimes live ammunition [fired by Israeli forces] and stones [thrown by a small number of Palestinian children]. The above video clip and voices give a glimpse into life in occupied An Nabi Salih.

In a recent report issued by DCI-Palestine, there was a finding that Palestinian child detainees reported some form of abuse occurring inside a settlement in 47.5% of cases.

Related information:

• Voices – Arrest of a 15-year-old boy from An Nabi Salih in January 2011
• Detention Bulletin (January 2011)