Occupation authorities release a group of child prisoners from 'Ofer' prison

Field sources reported that the Israeli occupation authorities released, early Monday morning, a new batch of Palestinian prisoners classified as 'cubs'. The release took place through the gate of the Ofer military detention center, located on the lands of Beitunia city, west of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate in the occupied West Bank.

The area around the detention center witnessed a gathering of dozens of citizens and families of the prisoners who waited for long hours to receive their liberated children. Despite the strict security restrictions imposed by the occupation forces around the prison, the families were able to meet their children amidst an atmosphere of joy mixed with concern for the rest of the detainees.

This step comes at a time when warnings are escalating about the difficult detention conditions faced by prisoners inside occupation prisons, especially the young ones. International human rights organizations continue to issue repeated demands for the necessity of ending the detention of children and women, and stopping the systematic violations practiced against them behind bars.

Ofer prison is considered one of the largest detention centers used by the occupation to imprison hundreds of Palestinian children from various areas of the West Bank. These minors face military trials that lack the simplest international standards of justice, as they are dealt with within a judicial system belonging to the occupation army that lacks integrity.

It is worth noting that the issue of child prisoners represents one of the most sensitive issues in the Palestinian street, given the psychological and physical abuse they are subjected to during their detention. Human rights institutions confirm that the continued detention of minors violates all international conventions and laws that guarantee special protection for children in conflict and occupation zones.

These releases come amid harsh conditions experienced by prisoners inside prisons, with continuous international human rights demands for the release of all child and women prisoners.