According to Defence for Children International – Palestine, “the numbers have never been this high. 61 children are currently held by Israeli forces without charge or trial, equivalent to about one in three out of all Palestinian child detainees.”

In a statement, PRCS added that they were taken to an undisclosed location. The arrests came after the International Committee of the Red Cross informed the association of Israel’s approval for a secure passage to facilitate the departure of displaced people from the hospital to the Mawasi Khan Yunis area.

Israeli forces detained Palestinians for 11 days; tortured with electric shocks, says detainee

According to Haaretz, the temporary law will be in effect for one year. It was submitted by MKs from both coalition and opposition parties, including all six members from the opposition Yisrael Beiteinu.