A 14-year-old Palestinian boy, who the Israeli military said tried to stab a soldier, looks out of an Israeli army vehicle after he was detained by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Bani Naeem, near Hebron February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000317449
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain called on Israel to improve the treatment of Palestinian children in military detention on Friday and said Israel should do more to safeguard vulnerable people in its care.
The Foreign Office issued a statement in the wake of the sentencing of Palestinian teenage girl Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested after kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank in December.
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