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The humanitarian group Save the Children said Thursday that it has seen testimony indicating that Israeli forces are subjecting Palestinian kids held without charge in military detention to abusive and inhumane treatment, including beatings.HaMoked, an Israel-based human rights group, estimates that Israel is currently holding around 9,000 Palestinians in its prisons without trial.
'The government of Israel's blanket secrecy has left hundreds of families across Gaza and the occupied West Bank completely in the dark.'Jason Lee, Save the Children's country director in the occupied Palestinian territory, said Thursday that 'what we know about how these children are being treated is unacceptable, but what we don't know could be even worse.
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