Published: August 26, 2025
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A thread on Palestinian children in Israel. False claims about Palestinian children in Israeli detention have skyrocketed after Oct 7th. https://www.savethechildren.or... 🧵 1/11

“Israel doesn’t release numbers.” False. Monthly headcounts are public via the Israel Prison Service (IPS) and compiled by B’Tselem. The latest figures show that 9,619 Palestinians are in IPS custody on security grounds. The most common charge is stone-throwing. Palestinian

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Advocate groups claim that Israel is the “only country that systematically prosecutes children in military courts.” Israel’s minimum age of criminal responsibility is 12. That age is lower in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand. None of these countries are at war against

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Presenting allegations as established fact, reports of abuse such as beatings, solitary confinement, and starvation mainly come from child testimonies and testimonies gathered by advocacy groups and NGOs such as Save the Children. 🧵 4/11

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Post October 7th, multiple NGOs/UN experts allege deterioration of conditions in detention facilities. These are not judicial findings, however, and are unsupported by Red Cross Inspections. 🧵 5/11

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In the first six months of 2023, more than 29,000 prison visits from family members in the occupied territories were enabled through the Red Cross. Since October 7th, Israel has suspended the Red Cross’ access to Palestinian detainees until Hamas grant the Red Cross access to

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NGO reports that allege Israeli abuse of Palestinian children in Israel seldom acknowledge the Israeli aid and services extended to Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza. 🧵 7/11

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Palestinian children continue to receive vaccines supplied via Israel through UNICEF. Reports highlight shortages and portray Israel as a blocker, but rarely mention Hamas’s theft of supplies or that Israel secures cold-chain passage for those vaccines. 🧵 8/11

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Each year, Israel grants thousands of medical permits for Palestinian children treated in Israeli hospitals — including complex heart surgeries. Rights groups highlight delays but downplay that such treatment is impossible without Israeli approval. 🧵 9/11

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Save the Children operates schools and child-support programs in the West Bank with Israeli permits and coordination. Advocacy reports criticise “systematic obstruction” but leave out the very cooperation that allows these projects to run. 🧵 10/11

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On October 7th, 2023, Hamas abducted more than 200 people (including dozens of children). No NGO, not even the Red Cross, has been allowed to visit to verify their welfare, deliver medicine, or act as a neutral intermediary. 🧵 11/11

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@visegrad24 You're the one of the worst Zíonists I have seen on X.

@visegrad24 There should be some more neutral reports on this issue.

@visegrad24 Ok let read and come back

@visegrad24 Terror groups use kids, that's the real story.

@visegrad24 That's a serious issue, Visegrd 24. It's good to see awareness being raised about this topic. Keep sharing.

@visegrad24 Even Betzelem, the most pro-Palestine/anti-Zionist organization in Israel shows very clearly in their reports that there aren’t any Palestinian children in Israeli prisons. So why do pro-Palis keep on lying about it???? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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