National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir addresses reports of police arresting young children during an ongoing raid on Tarabin al-Sana, a Negev Bedouin town, by saying police will “thrash” offenders.
“If a minor throws a stone, he needs to be dealt with harshly. A stone is a stone; stones kill,” he says, in response to a question from The Times of Israel.
He says that “even if a 14-year-old boy threw it, a stone can kill. I won’t let them touch a hair on the heads of our fighters.”
“Even a minor, if he throws a stone, they [law enforcement] will thrash him,” he vows.
Yesterday, residents in the Bedouin town reported that officers had arrested children as young as eight without informing parents of their whereabouts.
The age of criminal responsibility in Israeli law is 12.
Police yesterday said that they have so far arrested 24 suspects on various offenses there since Monday, including four minors for stone-throwing.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From 
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
