On April 14, 2025, Israeli sepcial forces stormed Jenin Governmental Hospital (also called Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospita) in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday and detained a Palestinian child.

• Israeli forces stormed the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital, reaching the registration and emergency departments,

• They invaded units and detained several hospital staff members before withdrawing.

• They abducted the child Ahmad al-Awartani

• Widely circulated footage showed Israeli soldiers storming a commercial shop outside the hospital, forcing young men out, amid heightened tension in the area.

Context :

The Jenin R.C. is occupied since the end of January by Israeli forces and now under Permanent Military occupation. (Iron Wall Operation). In this context, Jenin governemental hospital was under siege and attacks during more than one month (January 21 to March 1).

Storming a hospital, threatening medical staff, abducting a patient, and especially abducting a child are four clear violations of international laws :

• Geneva Conventions (especially the Fourth Geneva Convention): protects hospitals, medical staff, and civilians, including children, during armed conflict.

• International Humanitarian Law (IHL): prohibits attacks on medical facilities and kidnapping civilians.

• Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): protects children from abduction and harm during conflicts.

• Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC): classifies attacking hospitals and abducting civilians as war crimes.