Current sectionMiddle East NewsPalestiniansM., a 16-year-old from Bethlehem in the West Bank, developed a life-threatening infection while in IDF custody and was transferred to a Jerusalem hospital, where he remained restrained even after losing consciousness. He was released after his parents petitioned the Israel High CourtShare 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 formatSubscribeMatan Golanand Chen Maanit03:17 PM • August 02 2026 IDTA 16-year-old Palestinian security detainee was hospitalized alone in serious condition for a week at a Jerusalem medical center, where he remained restrained to the bed, after his health deteriorated while in military custody, Haaretz has learned.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtPalestiniansWest BankIDFHuman rightsIsrael-Gaza WarOctober 7Israel Prison ServiceIsraeli judiciary CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealPolymarket BetsMichigan primaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'Risking New Yorkers' Lives': Israel's Herzog Accuses Mamdani of AntisemitismPalestinian Teen Hospitalized in Serious Condition Tied by IDF to Bed for WeekThe Way Netanyahu Treated His Brother's Partner Is the Way He Treats IsraelisCan Hot-air Balloons Lift Tourism Back to Israel's Gaza Border?How Trump's Gaza Peace Plan Is Becoming the New Front in the Iran WarRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts