"The meals we receive are extremely insufficient, he is quoted as saying. For breakfast, we are served just three tiny pieces of bread, along with a mere spoonful of labneh. At lunch, our portion is minimal, consisting of only half a small cup of undercooked, dry rice, a single sausage, and three small pieces of bread. Dinner is not provided, and we receive no fruit whatsoever."
"Not even an American passport can protect Palestinian children, Ayed Abu Eqtaish, the accountability programme director at DCIP, said in a statement. Despite his family's advocacy in Congress and involvement of the US Embassy, Mohammad remains in Israeli prison."
"Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children in military court."
Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was detained by Israeli soldiers in February during a raid on his family home in the occupied West Bank; he was 15 at the time. He recalls being beaten with the butts of rifles during transport and being housed in cold cells with thin mattresses. He receives extremely insufficient meals and no fruit, and has lost a considerable amount of weight over more than eight months in detention. Family members, rights groups, and US lawmakers have urged US pressure on Israel for his release while noting continued US military aid to Israel. Israel prosecutes children in military court.
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