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Statistics on Palestinian minors in the custody of the Israeli security forces

Updated:

At the end of Feb. 2018, 356 Palestinian minors were held in Israeli prisons as security detainees and prisoners, including 4 administrative detainees. Another 5 Palestinian minors were held in Israel Prison Service facilities for being in Israel illegally. The IPS considers these minors – both detainees and prisoners – criminal offenders.

In addition, a small number of minors are held in IDF-run facilities for short periods of time.

The following figures were provided by the Israeli military and the IPS.

 

* The diagram represents the number of Palestinian minors in custody on a given day, according to figures we received for that day, as detailed in the tables below. We do not have figures available for the overall number of minors in custody in a given month.

For further information please contact Suhair 'Abdi by e-mail at: suhaira@btselem.org.

Year 2018

Palestinian minors held in IPS and IDF facilities as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Feb. IPS 28 Feb. Under 14 1 0 0 0 1
14-16 21 50 19 0 90
16-18 30 155 76 4 265
Total 52 205 95 4 356
IDF Under 14 * * * * *
14-16 * * * * *
16-18 * * * * *
Total * * * * *
Jan. IPS 31 Jan. Under 14 0 0 1 0 1
14-16 15 47 15 0 77
16-18 30 155 85 3 273
Total 45 202 101 3 351
IDF Under 14 * * * * *
14-16 * * * * *
16-18 * * * * *
Total * * * * *

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS and IDF facilities for being in Israel illegally

 

Month
Date of statistics
Detained by
Detainees
Sentence
Total
Feb. 
28 Feb.
 IPS 3 2 5
IDF * * *
Jan.
 
31 Jan.
 IPS 1 5 6
IDF * * *

Year 2017

Palestinian minors held in IPS and IDF facilities as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec. IPS 31 Dec.  Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 19 44 15 0 78
16-18 32 153 87 2 274
Total 51 197 102 2 352
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 14 0 0 0 14
16-18 27 0 0 0 27
Total 41 0 0 0 41
Nov. IPS 30 Nov. Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 8 36 17 0 61
16-18 17 145 88 2 252
Total 25 181 105 2 313
IDF Under 14 1 0 0 0 1
14-16 1 0 0 0 1
16-18 16 0 0 0 16
Total 18 0 0 0 18
Oct. IPS 31 Oct. Under 14 1 0 0 0 1
14-16 9 42 8 0 59
16-18 26 152 78 2 258
Total 36 194 86 2 318
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 5 0 0 0 5
16-18 15 0 0 0 15
Total 20 0 0 0 20
Sept. IPS 30 Sept. Under 14 0 0 0  0 0
14-16 11 36 8 0 55
16-18 30 153 85 2 270
Total 41 189 93 2 325
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 6 0 0 0 6
16-18 12 0 0 0 12
Total 18 0 0 0 18
August IPS 31 Aug. Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 10 31 7 0 48
16-18 33 154 61 1 249
Total 43 185 68 1 297
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 8 0 0 0 8
16-18 23 0 0 0 23
Total 31 0 0 0 31
July IPS 31 July Under 14 1 0 0 0 1
14-16 14 31 6 0 51
16-18 33 139 79 1 252
Total 48 170 85 1 304
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 10 0 0 0 10
16-18 27 0 0 0 27
Total 37 0 0 0 37
June IPS 30 June Under 14 1 0 0  0 1
14-16 17 34 8  0 59
16-18 26 161 69 2 258
Total 44 195 77 2 318
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 4 0 0 0 4
16-18 13 0 0 0 13
Total 17 0 0 0 17
May IPS 31 May Under 14 1 1 1  0 3
14-16 20 33 18  0 71
16-18 43 147 65 2 257
Total 64 181 84 2 331
IDF Under 14 2 0 0 0 2
14-16 8 0 0 0 8
16-18 28 0 0 0 28
Total 38 0 0 0 38
April IPS 30 April Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 12 31 20  0 63
16-18 34 133 71 2 240
Total 46 164 91 2 303
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 7  0  0  0 7
16-18 21  0  0  0 21
Total 28  0  0  0 28
March IPS 31 March Under 14  1  0 1  0 2
14-16 5 27 25  0 57
16-18 18 129 82 1 230
Total 24 156 108 1 289
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 4  0  0  0 4
16-18 15  0  0  0 15
Total 19  0  0  0 19
Feb. IPS 28 Feb. Under 14 3 0 2 0 5
14-16 8 30 23 0 61
16-18 30 116 85 0 231
Total 41 146 110 0 297
IDF Under 14 2  0  0  0 2
14-16 6  0  0  0 6
16-18 29  0  0  0 29
Total 37  0  0  0 37
Jan. IPS 31 Jan. Under 14 0 0 2 0 2
14-16 10 35 23 0 68
16-18 26 129 76 0 231
Total 36 164 101 0 301
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 18  0  0  0 18
16-18 27  0  0  0 27
Total 45  0  0  0 45

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS and IDF facilities for being in Israel illegally

 

Month
Date of statistics
Detained by
Detainees
Sentence
Total
Dec.  31 Dec. IPS 2 4 6
IDF 0 0 0
Nov. 30 Nov. IPS 2 7 9
IDF 0 0 0
Oct. 31 Oct. IPS 1 6 7
IDF 0 0 0
Sept. 30 Sept. IPS 5 3 8
IDF 0 0 0
Aug. 31 Aug. IPS 3 3 6
IDF 1 0 1
July 31 July IPS 0 3 3
IDF 1 0 1
June 30 June IPS 5 3 8
IDF 0 0 0
May
31 May
 IPS 6 2 8
IDF 2 0 2
April
 
30 April
 IPS 2  0 2
IDF  0  0  0
March
31 March
 IPS 4 4 8
IDF  0  0 0
Feb. 
28 Feb.
 IPS 5 2 7
IDF  0  0 0
Jan.
 
31 Jan.
 IPS 3 4 7
IDF  0  0  0

Year 2016

Palestinian minors held IPS and IDF facilities as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec. IPS 31 Dec. Under 14 0 0 1 0 1
14-16 11 32 21 0 64
16-18 33 97 79 1 210
Total 44 129 101 1 275
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 5 0 0 0 5
16-18 15 0 0 0 15
Total 20 0 0 0 20
Nov. IPS 30 Nov. Under 14 1 1 0 0 2
14-16 18 29 21 0 68
16-18 21 107 82 4 214
Total 40 137 103 4 284
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 13 0 0 0 13
16-18 10 0 0 0 10
Total 23 0 0 0 23
Oct. IPS 31 Oct. Under 14 1 1 0 0 2
14-16 10 31 18 0 59
16-18 22 124 73 5 224
Total 33 156 91 5 285
IDF Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 5 0 0 0 5
16-18 4 0 0 0 4
Total 9 0 0 0 9
Sept. IPS 30 Sept. Under 14 0 0 0 0 0
14-16 3 24 23 0 50
16-18 15 120 79 7 221
Total 18 144 102 7 271
IDF Under 14 1 0 0 0 1
14-16 11 0 0 0 11
16-18 14 0 0 0 14
Total 26 0 0 0 26
August IPS 31 Aug. Under 14 2  0  0  0 2
14-16 6 35 29  0 70
16-18 8 133 96 10 247
Total 16 168 125 10 319
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 3  0  0  0 3
16-18 13  0  0  0 13
Total 16  0  0  0 16
July IPS 31 July Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 11 35 27  0 73
16-18 19 146 97 8 270
Total 30 181 124 8 343
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 4  0  0  0 4
16-18 13  0  0  0 13
Total 17  0  0  0 17
June IPS 30 June Under 14  0  0 1  0 1
14-16 4 37 18  0 59
16-18 14 122 97 7 240
Total 18 159 116 7 300
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 1  0  0  0 1
16-18 9  0  0  0 9
Total 10  0  0  0 10
May IPS 31 May Under 14  0  0 2  0 2
14-16 10 41 24  0 75
16-18 17 128 100 10 255
Total 27 169 126 10 332
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 8  0  0  0 8
16-18 17  0  0  0 17
Total 25  0  0  0 25
April IPS 30 April Under 14  0 1 2  0 3
14-16 17 62 30  0 109
16-18 25 166 98 13 302
Total 42 229 130 13 414
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 6  0  0  0 6
16-18 18  0  0  0 18
Total 24  0  0  0 24
March IPS 31 March Under 14  2 1 2  0 5
14-16 16 59 32  0 107
16-18 29 182 110 11 332
Total 47 242 144 11 444
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 13  0  0  0 13
16-18 31  0  0  0 31
Total 44  0  0  0 44
Feb. IPS 29 Feb. Under 14 2 2 1  0 5
14-16 18 55 29 1 103
16-18 44 180 100 6 330
Total 64 237 130 7 438
IDF Under 14 1  0  0  0 1
14-16 13  0  0  0 13
16-18 31  0  0  0 31
Total 45  0  0  0 45
Jan. IPS 31 Jan. Under 14  0  0 2  0 2
14-16 16 60 36  0 112
16-18 20 173 97 2 292
Total 36 233 135 2 406
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 9  0  0  0 9
16-18 22  0  0  0 22
Total 31  0  0  0 31

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS and IDF facilities for being in Israel illegally

Month
Date of statistics
Detained by
Detainees
Sentence
Total
Dec.  31 Dec. IPS 3 3 6
IDF 0 0 0
Nov. 30 Nov. IPS 2 4 6
IDF 0 0 0
Oct. 31 Oct. IPS 7 5 12
IDF 0 0 0
Sept. 30 Sept. IPS 4 4 8
IDF 0 0 0
August
31 Aug. 
 IPS 7 3 10
IDF 1  0 1
July
 
31 July
 IPS 4 7 11
IDF  0  0  0
June
 
30 June
 IPS 8 3 11
IDF 1  0 1
May
31 May
 IPS 8 5 13
IDF  0  0  0
April
 
30 April
 IPS 5 2 7
IDF  0  0  0
March
31 March
 IPS * * *
IDF  0  0  0
Feb. 
29 Feb.
 IPS 4 3 7
IDF  0  0  0
Jan.
 
31 Jan.
 IPS 4 5 9
IDF  0  0  0

Year 2015

Palestinian minors held IPS and IDF facilities as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec. IPS 31 Dec. Under 14  0 3 1  0 4
14-16 25 56 35  0 116
16-18 31 190 75 6 302
Total 56 249 111 6 422
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 13  0  0  0 13
16-18 31  0  0  0 31
Total 44  0  0  0 44
Nov. IPS 30 Nov.  Under 14 3 1  0  0 4
14-16 36 57 20  0 113
16-18 48 176 61 5 290
Total 87 234 81 5 407
IDF Under 14 1  0  0  0 1
14-16 18  0  0  0 18
16-18 54  0  0  0 54
Total 73  0  0  0 73
Oct.  IPS 31 Oct.  Under 14 1 1  0  0 2
14-16 25 45 7  0 77
16-18 60 108 56 4 228
Total 86 154 63 4 307
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 23  0  0  0 23
16-18 75  0  0  0 75
Total 98  0  0  0 98
Sept. IPS 30 Sept. Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 6 19 2  0 27
16-18 18 67 59  0 144
Total 24 86 61  0 171
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 3  0  0  0 3
16-18 12  0  0  0 12
Total 15  0  0  0 15
Aug.  IPS 31 Aug. Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 1 15 5  0 21
16-18 15 59 61  0 135
Total 16 74 66  0 156
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 3  0  0  0 3
16-18 19  0  0  0 19
Total 22  0  0  0 22
July IPS 31 July Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 4 10 5  0 19
16-18 7 66 61  0 134
Total 11 76 66  0 153
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 4  0  0  0 4
16-18 5  0  0  0 5
Total 9  0  0  0 9
June IPS 30 June Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 1 13 8  0 22
16-18 8 68 62  0 138
Total 9 81 70  0 160
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 1  0  0  0 1
16-18 9  0  0  0 9
Total 10  0  0  0 10
May IPS 31 May Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 5 13 3  0 21
16-18 7 80 55  0 142
Total 12 93 58  0 163
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 6  0  0  0 6
16-18 24  0  0  0 24
Total 30  0  0  0 30
April IPS 30 April Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 3 10 4  0 17
16-18 10 72 65  0 147
Total 13 82 69  0 164
IDF Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 4  0  0  0 4
16-18 24  0  0  0 24
Total 28  0  0  0 28
March IPS 31 March Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 1 15 10  0 26
16-18 11 79 66  0 156
Total 12 94 76  0 182

IDF

  0  0  0  0  0  0
3  0  0  0  0 3
17  0  0  0  0 17
Total  0  0  0  0 20
Feb. IPS 28 Feb. Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 1 16 8  0 25
16-18 8 88 61  0 157
Total 9 104 69  0 182

IDF

 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 2  0  0  0 2
16-18 11  0  0  0 11
Total 13  0  0  0 13
Jan. IPS 31 Jan. Under 14 1  0 1  0 2
14-16 3 9 2  0 14
16-18 12 94 41  0 147
Total 16 103 44  0 163

IDF

 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 2  0  0  0 2
16-18 18  0  0  0 18
Total 20  0  0  0 20

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS and IDF facilities for being in Israel illegally

Month
Date of statistics
Detained by
Detainees
Sentence
Total
Dec.
31 Dec.
 IPS 8 2 10
IDF 1  0 1
Nov. 
30 Nov.
 IPS 4 3 7
IDF 1  0 1
Oct.
31 Oct. 
 IPS 6 2 8
IDF  0  0  0
Sept.
30 Sept.
 IPS 2 5 7
IDF  0  0  0
Aug.
31 Aug.
 IPS 8 5 13
IDF 1  0 1
July
31 July
 IPS 4 11 15
IDF 2  0 2
June
30 June
 IPS 5 8 13
IDF  0  0  0
May
31 May
 IPS 10 1 11
IDF  0  0  0
April
30 April
 IPS 2 2 4
IDF  0  0  0
March
31 March
 IPS 2  0 2
IDF  0  0  0
Feb.
28 Feb. 
 IPS  0 3 3
IDF  0  0  0
Jan.
31 Jan.
 IPS  0 4 4
IDF  0  0  0

Year 2014

Palestinian minors held IPS and IDF facilities as security detainees and prisoners

Total
Admin. detainees
Sentence
Detained until end of legal process
Detainees
 Age
Detained by
Date of statistics
Month
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 31 Dec. Dec.
10  0 1 8 1 16-14
141  0 46 87 8 18-16
151  0 47 95 9 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
5  0  0  0 5 16-14
16  0  0  0 16 18-16
21  0  0  0 21 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 30 Nov. Nov.
17  0 6 7 4 16-14
139  0 49 83 7 18-16
156  0 55 90 11 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
3  0  0  0 3 16-14
13  0  0  0 13 18-16
16  0  0  0 16 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 31 Oct. Oct.
18  0 6 9 3 16-14
145  0 39 98 8 18-16
163  0 45 107 11 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
1  0  0  0 1 16-14
9  0  0  0 9 18-16
10  0  0  0 10 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 30 Sept. Sept.
19  0 7 11 1 16-14
163  0 50 103 10 18-16
182  0 57 114 11 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
3  0  0  0 3 16-14
19  0  0  0 19 18-16
22  0  0  0 22 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 31 Aug. Aug.
23  0 8 12 3 16-14
178  0 54 106 18 18-16
201  0 62 118 21 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
 0  0  0  0  0 16-14
1  0  0  0 1 18-16
1  0  0  0 1 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 31 July July
22  0 10 10 2 16-14
170  0 50 101 19 18-16
192  0 60 111 21 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
 0 00  0  0  0 16-14
2  0  0  0 2 18-16
2  0  0  0 2 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF 30 June June
32  0 18 9 5 16-14
170  0 57 98 15 18-16
202  0 75 107 20 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
1  0  0  0 1 16-14
 0  0  0  0  0 18-16
1  0  0  0 1 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 31 May Maya
33  0 11 12 10 16-14
182  0 64 92 26 18-16
215  0 75 104 36 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
 0  0  0  0  0 16-14
1  0  0  0 1 18-16
1  0  0  0 1 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 30 April April
27  0 9 13 5 16-14
169  0 57 97 15 18-16
196  0 66 110 20 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
 0  0  0  0  0 16-14
 0  0  0  0 1 18-16
1  0  0  0 1 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 31 March March
24  0 7 15 2 16-14
178  0 63 104 11 18-16
202  0 70 119 13 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
 0  0  0  0  0 16-14
1  0  0  0 1 18-16
1  0  0  0 1 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 28 Feb. Feb.
28  0 3 19 6 16-14
182  0 54 104 24 18-16
210  0 57 123 30 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IDF
 0  0  0  0  0 16-14
5  0  0  0 5 18-16
5  0  0  0 5 Total
 0  0  0  0  0 Under 14 IPS 31 Jan.  Jan.
20  0 7 7 6 16-14
163  0 45 97 21 18-16
183  0 52 104 27 Total
2  0  0  0 2 16-14 IDF
 0  0  0  0  0 18-16
2  0  0  0 2 Total
 

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS and IDF facilities for being in Israel illegally

Month
Detained by
Date of statistics
Detainees
Sentence
Total
Dec.
 IPS
31 Dec.
 5 4 9
IDF  0  0  0
Nov.
 IPS
30 Nov.
 8 7 15
IDF  0  0  0
Oct.
 IPS
31 Oct.
 10 7 17
IDF  0  0  0
Sept. 
 IPS
30 Sept
 11 8 19
IDF  0  0  0
August
 IPS
31 August
 9 11 20
IDF 1  0 1
July
 IPS
31 July
 12 7 19
IDF 2  0 2
June
 IPS
30 June
 12 7 19
IDF  0  0  0
May
 IPS
31 May
 12 7 19
IDF  0  0  0
April
 IPS
30 April
 12 6 18
IDF  0  0  0
March
 IPS
31 March
 13 9 22
Feb.
 IPS
28 Feb.
 16 12 28
Jan.
IPS
31 Jan.
 9 11 20

 

 

Year 2013

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS prisons as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec.
 IPS
31 Oct.
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16  0 11 3  0 14
16-18 7 88 45  0 140
Total 7 99 48  0 154
Nov.
 IPS
30 Nov.
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16  0 10 6  0 16
16-18 18 87 52  0 157
Total 18 97 58  0 173
Oct.
 IPS
31 Oct.
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16  0 7 8  0 15
16-18 10 77 57  0 144
Total 10 84 65  0 159
Sept.
 IPS
30 Sept.
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 4 12 11  0 27
16-18 13 84 55  0 152
Total 17 96 66  0 179
August
 IPS
31 August
 Under 14  0 1  0  0 1
14-16 2 16 12  0 30
16-18 8 88 53  0 149
Total 10 105 65  0 180
July
 IPS
31 July
 Under 14  0 1 2  0 3
14-16 4 14 14  0 32
16-18 11 80 69  0 160
Total 15 95 85  0 195
June
 IPS
30 June
 Under 14 1 1 2  0 4
14-16 1 15 21  0 37
16-18 2 81 69  0 152
Total 4 97 92  0 193
May
 IPS
31 May
 Under 14  0 3 1  0 4
14-16 5 22 17  0 44
16-18 8 80 87  0 175
Total 13 105 105  0 223
April
 IPS
30 April
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 8 21 15  0 44
16-18 16 84 92  0 192
Total 24 105 107  0 236
March
 IPS
31 March
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 5 24 10  0 39
16-18 15 92 90  0 197
Total 20 116 100  0 236
Feb.
 IPS
28 Feb.
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16 8 21 10  0 39
16-18 23 98 74  0 195
Total 31 119 84  0 234
Jan.
 IPS
31 Jan.
 Under 14  0  0  0  0  0
14-16  0 21 10  0 31
16-18 8 95 85  0 188
Total 8 116 95  0 219

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS facilities for being in Israel illegally

Month
Date of statistics
Detainees
Sentence
Total
Dec.
31 Dec.
 15 8 23
Nov.
30 Nov. 
 15 10 25
Oct.
31 Oct.
 12 10 22
Sept.
30 Sept.
 13 9 22
August
31 August
 14 9 23
July
31 July
 6 13 19
June
30 June
 9 11 20
May
31 May
 8 10 18
April
30 April
 11 10 21
March
31 March 
 7 10 17
Feb.
28 Feb. 
 16 10 26
Jan.
31 Jan.
 14 11 25

 

 

Year 2012

Palestinian minors held in IPS prisons as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec.
 IPS
31 Dec. 
 Under 16 4 10 9  0 23
16-18 17 86 67  0 170
Nov. 
 IPS
30 Nov.
 Under 16 5 8 8  0 21
16-18 20 94 42  0 156
Oct. 
 IPS
31 Oct. 
 Under 16 1 10 10  0 21
16-18 9 85 49  0 143
Sept.
 IPS
30 Sept. 
 Under 16 4 9 15  0 28
16-18 12 88 61  0 161
Aug.
 IPS
31 Aug.
 Under 16 5 17 8  0 30
16-18 8 113 43  0 164
July
 IPS
31 July
 Under 16 2 18 14  0 34
16-18 5 117 54  0 176
June
 IPS
30 June
 Under 16 5 20 10  0 35
16-18 12 127 46  0 185
May
 IPS
31 May
 Under 16 7 25 7  0 39
16-18 13 136 43  0 192
April
 IPS
30 April
 Under 16 3 23 7  0 33
16-18 20 132 33  0 185
March
 IPS
31 March 
 Under 16 7 15 9  0 31
16-18 14 122 36  0 172
Feb.
 IPS
29 Feb. 
 Under 16 2 14 8  0 24
16-18 21 100 38  0 159
Jan.
 IPS
31 Jan.
 Under 16 3 18 5  0 26
16-18 18 90 32  0 140

 

Palestinian minors held in IPS facilities for being in Israel illegally: 

 

Month
Date of statistics
Detainees
Sentence
Total
Dec.
31 Dec. 
 13 11 24
Nov. 
30 Nov.
 14 16 30
Oct. 
31 Oct. 
 21 13 34
Sept. 30 Sept. 22 10 32
Aug.  31 Aug. 18 8 26
July
31 July
 18 10 28
June
30 June
 12 8 20
May
31 May
 10 9 19
April
30 April
 9 9 18
March
31 March 
 6 8 14
Feb.
29 Feb. 
 12 10 22
Jan.
31 Jan.
 14 9 23

 

 

Year 2011

 

Palestinian minors held IPS prisons as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec. IPS 31 Dec.  Under 16 2 15 2  0 19
16-18 26 62 24 1 113
Nov. IPS 30 Nov.  Under 16 2 21 10  0 33
16-18 14 61 51  0 126
Oct. IPS 31 Oct. Under 16 2 17 11  0 30
16-18 11 60 49  0 120
Sept.
 IPS
30 Sept.
 Under 16 4 21 10  0 35
16-18 5 56 66  0 127
August
 IPS
31 Aug.
 Under 16  0 20 11  0 31
16-18 10 74 61  0 145
July
 IPS
31 July
 Under 16 3 20 17  0 40
16-18 9 79 73  0 161
June IPS 30 June Under 16 4 16 18  0 38
16-18 3 81 85  0 169
May
 
 IPS
31 May
 
 Under 16 8 17 14  0 39
16-18 15 91 66  0 172
 
April
 IPS
30 April
 
 Under 16 1 19 17  0 37
16-18 14 102 64  0 180
March
 
 IPS
27 March 
 Under 16  8  23  15  0 46
16-18  8  92 78  0   178
Feb.
 IPS
28 Feb.
 Under 16 6 27 12  0 45
16-18 12 90 69  0 171
Jan.
 IPS
31 Jan.
 Under 16 7 15 12  0 34
16-18 12 85 90  0 187

 

Year 2010

Palestinian minors held in IPS prisons as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec.
 IPS 31 Dec. Under 16 4 17 9  0 30
16-18 4 84 91 1 180
Nov.
 IPS 30 Nov. Under 16 5 23 4  0 32
16-18 7 92 93 2 194
Oct.
 IPS 31 Oct. Under 16 8 18 8  0 34
16-18 15 95 105 2 217
Sept.
 IPS
30 Sept.
Under 16
11
12
9
 0
32
16-18
 8
111
111
2
232
August IPS 31 August Under 16 1 13 6  0 20
16-18 19 109 130 2 260
July IPS 31 July Under 16 1 9 8  0 18
16-18 15 111 135 2 263
June
 IPS 30 June Under 16 2 12 9  0 23
16-18 17 117 128 2 264
May
 IPS 31 May Under 16 5 3 17  0 25
16-18 9 135 129 2 275
April
 IPS 30 April Under 16 2 7 23  0 32
16-18 19 140 135 2 296
March
 IPS 31 March Under 16 9 9 21  0 39
16-18 14 153 129 2 298
Feb.
IPS
28 Feb.
 Under 16 8 10 23  0 41
16-18 32 141 124  0 297
Jan.
 IPS
31 Jan.
 Under 16 3 16 25  0 44
16-18 30 132 108  0 270

 

Year 2009

Palestinian minors held in IPS prisons as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec.
 IPS
31 Dec.
 Under 16 8 16 18  0 42
16-18 29 118 110  0 257
Nov.
 IPS
30 Nov.
 Under 16 5 14 22  0 41
16-18 18 117 119 1 255
Oct
 IPS
31 Oct.
 Under 16 5 14 22  0 41
16-18 20 123 125 1 269
Sept.
 IPS
30 Sept.
 Under 16 7 19 14  0 40
16-18 9 155 110 1 275
August
 IPS
31 August
 Under 16 1 21 17  0 39
16-18 13 146 130 1 290
July
 IPS
31 July
 Under 16 4 24 14  0 42
16-18 10 148 132 1 291
June
 IPS
30 June
 Under 16 2 28 17  0 47
16-18 25 127 137 1 290
IDF
28 June
 Under 16  0  0  0  0  0
16-18 1 * * * 1
May
 IPS
31 May
 Under 16 1 23 15  0 39
16-18 10 146 141 1 298
IDF
28 May
 Under 16  0  0  0  0  0
16-18 1 * * * 1
April
 IPS

30 Apri

 Under 16 7 21 19  0 47
16-18 20 152 159 2 333
March
 IPS
31 March
 Under 16 5 27 21  0 53
16-18 28 161 164 2 355
IDF
31 March
 Under 16  0  0  0  0  0
16-18 8 * * * 8
Feb..
 IPS
28 Feb.
 Under 16 10 31 13  0 54
16-18 29 175 136 6 346
IDF
26 Feb.
 Under 16  0  0  0  0  0
16-18 * * *  0 12
Jan.
 IPS
3 Feb.
 Under 16 5 36 9  0 50
16-18 28 180 111 5 324
IDF
28 Jan.
 Under 16  0  0  0  0  0
16-18 * * *  0 14

 

Year 2008

Palestinian minors held in IPS prisons as security detainees and prisoners

Month
 Detained by
Date of statistics
Age
Detainees
Detained until end of legal process
Sentence
Admin. detainees
Total
Dec.
 IPS 31 Dec. Under 16 4 18 8  0 30
16-18 12 175 110 6 303
IDF 28 Dec. Under 16  0  0  0  0  0
16-18 * * * * 13
Nov.
 IPS 30 Nov. Under 16 9 9 7  0 25
16-18 37 145 106 5 293
IDF 30 Nov. Under 16  0  0  0  0  0
16-18 * * * * 19
Oct.
 IPS 31 Nov. Under 16 6 10 7  0 23
16-18 23 154 83 8 268
IDF 29 Oct. Under 16 * * * *  0
16-18 * * * * 6
Sept..
 IPS 30 Sept. Under 16 5 12 6  0 23
16-18 26 150 86 11 273
IDF 29 Sept. Under 16 * * * *  0
16-18 * * * * 8
August
 IPS 31 Aug. Under 16 4 10 7 0 21
16-18 19 158 65 13 255
IDF 29 Aug. Under 16 * * * * 0
16-18 * * * * 14
July
 IPS 31 July Under 16 4 14 15 0 33
16-18 23 161 83 13 280
June
 IPS 30 June Under 16 1 20 13 0 34
16-18 19 164 81 13 277
IDF 30 June Under 16 * * * 0 0
16-18 * * * 0 5
May
 IPS 31 May Under 16 1 23 13 0 37
16-18 19 161 92 10 282
IDF 29 May Under 16 * * * 0 0
16-18 * * * 0 9
April
 IPS 30 April Under 16 5 26 8 0 39
16-18 33 131 95 12 271
March
 IPS 31 March Under 16 7 24 14 0 45
16-18 24 128 99 13 264
IDF 30 March Under 16 0 0 0 0 0
16-18 * * * 0 15
Feb.
 IPS
29 Feb.
 Under 16 6 23 11 0 40
16-18 11 143 103 3 260
IDF 29 Feb. Under 16 0 0 0 0 0
16-18 * * * * 13
Jan.
 IPS
31 Jan.
 Under 16 3 24 11 0 38
16-18 21 145 100 18 284
IDF 31 Jan. Under 16 0 0 0 0 0
16-18 * * * * 6

Data on minors in IPS custody in previous years

Data on minors in IDF custody in previous years

Notes:

  1. Beginning in August 2008, the figures include Palestinian prisoners who are residents of East Jerusalem. In  its figures for previous months and years, the IPS did not include these prisoners in their figures on Palestinian prisoners.

  2. The statistics presented above indicate the number of Palestinian minors who are residents of the Occupied Territories held by the IPS and the IDF on the specific date listed. B'Tselem does not have statistics on the total number of minors held by the IDF in a particular month. B'Tselem also does not have statistics on minors held by the Israeli Police.

  3. The figures from the military are received with a significant time delay and – with the exception of administrative detainees, whose status is noted as such – provide few details regarding inmates’ legal standing. According to the IDF Spokesperson, the majority of inmates – apart from a handful of individuals who have been tried and are serving sentences – are detainees. As we do not have this numerical breakdown at our disposal, the total number of inmates in military custody (with the exception of administrative detainees) is given under the heading  “detainees”.

  4. * = No statistics provided.
     
  5. The statistics do not include individuals held on criminal counts.
     
  6. The figures were provided to B'Tselem by the IPS and the IDF, who are responsible for their accuracy.

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