Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit informs the High Court of Justice the state will shorten the incarceration time of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to reports in Hebrew-language media.
Under the new directive, Palestinian minors under the age of 14 who are not suspected of security offenses will no longer he held by Israeli security forces for longer than 12 hours.
Mandelblit says adult detainees not suspected of security offenses will also see a drop in their incarceration times, but does not give a specific time period.
Additionally, underage detainees remanded into custody until the end of the legal proceedings against them will be freed after a period of 45 days, while adults will be released after 90 days.
The directive comes in response to a petition filed to the High Court of Justice by the Association of Civil Liberties in Israel and the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
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