Israel OKs putting minors behind bars for alleged terror charges

‘The Israeli parliament has approved a controversial bill that enables the regime to jail children as young as 12 convicted of alleged “terrorist offenses” amid growing acts of violence against Palestinians in the occupied territories.
In an English-language statement released on Wednesday, the legislature said the “Youth Bill” passed its second and third readings on Tuesday night.
The contentious measure “will allow the authorities to imprison a minor convicted of serious crimes such as murder, attempted murder or manslaughter even if he or she is under the age of 14,” the statement read.’
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