'A handful of kids?' An army of Israeli youths is being deployed to expel Palestinians in the West Bank
Some come from normal homes, others are at-risk, some aren't even teenagers yet – this 'handful' that Netanyahu talks about. They're sent to terrorize Palestinian villages, their violence is well documented, and Israel's welfare authorities are powerless
Young Israelis on the outskirts of Qabalan near Nablus in the West Bank. Credit: Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission/Facebook
Some come from normal homes, others are at-risk, some aren't even teenagers yet – this 'handful' that Netanyahu talks about. They're sent to terrorize Palestinian villages, their violence is well documented, and Israel's welfare authorities are powerless
09:24 PM • January 09 2026 IST
One teenager kicked Yotam, an Israeli leftist activist, in the crotch. A younger teen kicked Yotam's friend. The two boys were armed with clubs and knives and had a goat herd with them. It was Saturday morning June 21, and they had just trespassed at the living compound of Bedouin of the Ka'abneh clan on the outskirts of Mukhmas, southeast of Ramallah in the West Bank.
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