Current sectionMiddle East NewsPalestiniansShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe'Amir' at the residence for special needs teenagers where he is currently being held. Credit: Daniel Rolider'Amir,' a teenager from Jaffa, was detained by the Israeli army and imprisoned for six weeks until he was transferred to house arrest and then to a residence for young people with special needs. He recalls dozens of beatings by wardens and a sexual assault by his cellmateYair Foldes02:45 PM • May 26 2026 IDTThe story of "Amir" (his real name is under a gag order), who is not yet 15 years old, can be told in installments. It starts with his detention eight months ago and at this point, before the trial has even started, there's still no end in sight. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismWest BankIDFArab IsraelisIsrael Prison ServiceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesGazaLebanonIsrael ElectionsAbraham AccordsMaureen GalindoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAutistic Teen Accused by Israel of Security Crimes Describes Abuse in DetentionIsrael Orders Expropriation of Religious Site Run by Muslim WaqfNetanyahu Confidant Set to Be Charged in Bibileaks Investigation AffairPortraits of a Surveillance State: Turning Moments of Arrests by Israel Into ArtDressed to Oppress: Purple and Other Colors That Ruled and Divided Ancient RomeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth