Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday assaulted a number of Palestinian children as they were heading back home from a summer camp in central AlKhalil, according to local sources.

Israeli soldiers stationed at the Shuhada Street checkpoint briefly held the children who were heading home from a summer camp in Tel Remideh area, in central AlKhalil, in the southern occupied West Bank, Eyewitnesses told Palestinian news agency WAFA.

The Israeli military reportedly ripped their shirts and took away their hats before letting them go.