What Palestinian children endure in Israeli detention

Every morning, Fidaa Zalabani checks the room of her 17-year-old son, Mohammed, in the Shu’fat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, arranging clothes that remain untouched by the end of day.Mohammed hasn’t set foot in his room since Israeli forces arrested him more than three years ago, but his mother repeats the same routine every morning.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without chargelist 2 of 4What ICE is doing to America is familiar to me as a Palestinianlist 3 of 4Cold cells, meagre meals: Palestinian American boy suffers in Israeli jaillist 4 of 4Award-winning Palestinian author on Israeli prison, exile and homelandend of listHe was arrested in February 2023 at the age of 13, accused of stabbing a soldier on a bus at a checkpoint at the Shu’fat refugee camp, two weeks after he saw his teenage friend killed by an Israeli soldier.During the incident, a security guard opened fire, accidentally shooting the Israeli soldier who had been stabbed, who later died. Mohammed was subsequently sentenced to 18 years in prison, accused of causing the death.For about two years, Fidaa said she has not been allowed ...