At least 6,000 Palestinian children have been detained by Israeli authorities since 2015, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Association. In a statement issued on Friday to mark Palestinian Children's Day, the NGO said 98 percent of the children held had been subjected to psychological and/or physical abuse while in Israeli custody. According to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority's Committee for Prisoners' Affairs, the total number of Palestinians currently imprisoned by Israel stands at 5,700, including 48 women and 250 children.
