Al Jazeera
Approximately 370 Palestinian children remain imprisoned in Israeli detention centres, according to a new report by the Palestinian Centre for Prisoners Advocacy.
“As of early August 2026, approximately 370 Palestinian children were being held in Israeli prisons, most of them in Megiddo and Ofer prisons, among more than 9,400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, according to data compiled by the Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy”, the report reads.
It adds that the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons is no longer an exceptional occurrence or one confined to isolated cases. “It has become a recurring feature of Israeli arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem”, says the report.
The report says 276 children have been detained by Israeli forces in the first six months of this year.
“The figures also demonstrate Israel’s continued use of administrative detention without charge or trial.”
“As of early August 2026, approximately 370 Palestinian children were being held in Israeli prisons, most of them in Megiddo and Ofer prisons, among more than 9,400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, according to data compiled by the Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy”, the report reads.
It adds that the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons is no longer an exceptional occurrence or one confined to isolated cases. “It has become a recurring feature of Israeli arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem”, says the report.
The report says 276 children have been detained by Israeli forces in the first six months of this year.
“The figures also demonstrate Israel’s continued use of administrative detention without charge or trial.”
