The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Detainees' Affairs reported, on Wednesday, that "Israeli" forces arrested 1,100 Palestinian children in 2010, most of them in East Al Quds (Jerusalem) and Al Khalil (Hebron).

In a report, PA Detainees' Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqe claimed that these arrests are reflecting the systematic attacks that Palestinian youth suffer in the Occupied Territories on the daily basis.

He also stressed that during 2010 the higher number of detentions were made in the occupied East Al Quds (Jerusalem) and Al Khalil (Hebron), about 500, stressing that children were often put under house arrest, reported IMEMC.

In addition, the report also denounced other practices that the Palestinian children suffer from the Israeli army, especially, its use as human shields.

According to Defense of Children International - Palestine, since April 2004, 16 Palestinian children suffered from this practice, although it is considered illegal by both international and Israeli law.