Israeli forces detained two Palestinian children while playing in front of their homes, east of al-Bireh City, in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah. on Saturday evening.
Locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided al-Bireh City, firing rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs, targeting Palestinian youths.
Mohammad Abu Muslim, 8 years old, #Palestinian, Al Bireh city, arrested today by Israeli army. #Israel #children #Palestine pic.twitter.com/6lwrmck21A
— Zakieyah Koronfol (@KoronfolZakieya) March 9, 2019
During the raid, Israeli forces found the two children playing in front of their homes and assaulted them.
Sources added that following the assault, Israeli forces detained the two children and took them to the illegal Jewish settlement of Psegot, that is built on lands belonging to residents of Al-Bireh City.
Israeli forses arrest 9-year-old Palestinian child "Mohammad Abu Musallam" from his home in the city of Al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank. March 9, 2019.
Posted by Nedal Samir Hamdouna on Sunday, March 10, 2019
The two children were identified as Muhammad Anwar Abu Muslem, 8, and Mahmoud Bassam Abu Muslem, 11.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,440 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 209 minors, 46 of whom under 16 years old.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
