The following statement was released by the Foreign Ministry in light of the UNICEF report on Israel’s treatment of “Palestinian minors”.

Israel participated in processing the material that served to draft the report in collaboration with the UNICEF team. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the IDF held working sessions with UNICEF, with the common goal of improving issues related to the subject matter of the report. It is important to note that UNICEF has welcomed improvements over the years in the treatment of Palestinian minors, both in detention and in the legal proceedings in the Israeli military judicial system.

Israel will study the conclusions and will work to implement them through ongoing cooperation with UNICEF, whose work we value and respect.

This year Israel has joined the UNICEF Board and our working relations and collaboration with the organization are appreciated by the international community.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)