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Childhood Behind Bars: The 16 year old who lost 18 months of his childhood
The night 16-year-old Bilal was arrested, he’d gone to the local shop. On his way there, he was ambushed by a group of undercover Israeli soldiers. They covered his head, handcuffed him and began beating him on the spot. He was then thrown into a military vehicle, where the beating continued all the way to the interrogation centre in Israel.
*The names of some of the individuals features have been changed to protect identities.