Lawyers representing the West Bank teenager presented an expert opinion to the court detailing his intellectual disability and low IQ. The Shin Bet says he was arrested based on information that he tried to stab Israelis
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy from the West Bank with an intellectual disability has been detained in Israel without trial for six months. His lawyer, Riham Nassra, says that he does not understand that he is in administrative detention, is unable to express himself and has faced ostracism and violence in custody due to his condition.