Palestinian children in Israeli custody
Thank you for contacting me about the treatment of Palestinian children in custody.
I share your concerns about the treatment of Palestinian children under the Israeli military court system. Following the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office-funded, independent report into the treatment of child detainees in Israeli military custody, I understand that some progress has been made.The UK Government has pressed Israel to take action on the findings and recommendations of the report, and has welcomed some steps that the Israeli Government has taken. These include changes to standard operating procedures on methods of restrain and the pilot to use summons instead of night-time arrests.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact me.
