640 Palestinian children hostages detained by terrorists in the West Bank since October 7
FTFY
Kidnapped, I think you mean.
The Israeli government kidnapped 640 children.
If it was a war on Hamas, nothing would escalate in the West Bank. If it was a genocide against Palestinians... well...
They're all undercover Hamas members /s
Future Hamas foot soldiers getting proper training and jail house skills to navigate the savage world under Israeli occuption.
I wish reporting like this would bother to define what they mean when they say children. Are we talking about 16 and 17 year olds, or are we talking about 7 and 8 year olds? They mention a single 7 year old who was released “hours later” after supposedly being arrested and “beaten on his hands” whatever that means exactly.
Also, if anyone has information on the primary source for the article, the Palestinian Prisoners Club, I’d be interested in learning more. From a quick search, Qadura Fares, a Fatah/PA politician is cited as the President/Head in several articles. The Wikipedia page redirects to this article, and this Facebook page comes up in a quick search. I didn’t find anything else of consequence unfortunately.
Edit: After a little more digging, looks like some articles refer to the same group as The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS). I believe this is their, currently down, official website. Their Instagram, Twitter/X
I wish reporting like this would bother to define what they mean when they say children.
I'm pretty sure that they define children like the rest of the planet does.
Also, please keep in mind when using wiki links on anything (even loosely) related to Israel, that it has been edited by Zionists. This part of wiki doesn't work like the rest. See a 2 min video below from13 years ago.
Course: Zionist Editing on Wikipedia - Israel National News - Arutz Sheva
Globally, there are at least two relevant definitions in play per Wikipedia:
A child (pl. children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty,[1][2] or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty.[3] It may also refer to an unborn human being.[4][5] In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority (there are exceptions like, for example, the consume and purchase of alcoholic beverage even after said age of majority[6]), regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biological adults.[1][7][8]
It seems reasonable to request clarification as to which definition of child is being used.
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