A Jerusalem district court judge has ordered the release of six girls under the age of 16 who have been held in jail for 23 days without charges, following their arrest at the Givat Haor outpost at the entrance to Beit El. They had refused to identify themselves, but police reached their parents' homes with a court order that the parents turn over pictures of their children. A seventh girl was released on Thursday after police succeeded in identifying her through her possessions.
The court said the issue now is the responsibility of the police and not the prison system. There was no explanation why it took 23 days for the police to bring a court order that the children's parents identify their children.