Four Palestinian children aged five to nine were detained by Israeli troops in the West Bank for more than an hour on Friday with their hands cuffed, Palestinian witnesses said. “Four children who were present in the area had stun grenades thrown at them by Israeli soldiers, which frightened them,” said Ashtiye of the villages Popular Struggle Coordination Committee. “Then the soldiers arrested them and tied their hands behind their backs using plastic strips,” he added, identifying the children as Tariq Hikmet, 9, Hossam Khaldun, 7, six-year old Malak Hikmet and Ahmad Abdessalam, 5.......
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 23:18:59 +0000