RAMALLAH, March 11, 2018 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) on Sunday reported cases of maltreatment by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians, including physical assault and vandalism of homes.

Hassan Khaled Salah, 17, from Bethlehem, said a number of Israeli soldiers attacked him and embarked on beating him up while arresting him from the village of al-Khader near Bethlehem on March 7.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Mohammad Omour, 22, from Bethlehem, said an Israeli army force raided his family home at midnight March 7 to arrest him. Right after he was taken out of the home, he said, the soldiers embarked on beating him up before taking him to a neighboring military base.

Both Salah and Omour were arrested for allegedly being involved in the throwing of stones and empty bottles at Israeli military vehicles.

Meanwhile, a third prisoner, Ahmad Erekat from the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, said he was brutally assaulted by Israeli soldiers who arrested him from his home in February.

Human rights organizations have long denounced mistreatment of Palestinian detainees, including children, by Israeli forces.

According to a report by the Military Court Watch (MCW) based on testimonies from 127 children detained by Israel in 2016, 94 percent reported being hand tied, 81 percent of children reported being blindfolded or hooded, and 64 percent of children reported being subjected to various forms of physical abuse.

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