On Video: Israeli Soldiers Raid Homes, Question Kids as Young as 9

Masked and armed Israeli soldiers have been recorded forcefully entering Palestinian homes and waking up, photographing and questioning children as young as nine.

The videos highlight Israeli efforts to track down young Palestinian rock throwers in the occupied West Bank, according to an Israeli rights group.

"We are getting reports of nightly searches by soldiers demanding that Palestinian kids be woken up," Sarit Michaeli, an activist working for B'Tselem human rights group, told NBC News. "The Palestinians in the West Bank live under Israeli military law so currently the army doesn't need a warrant or permit to enter Palestinian homes."



One video shot by a B'Tselem volunteer on February 25 shows armed soldiers banging on a metal door at 2 a.m., according to the group.

"Why are you coming in the middle of the night?" an unidentified Palestinian father says to the soldiers.

"Why are you throwing at us rocks all the time," the soldier says.

"We didn't throw rocks," the father answers.

"Wake up everyone and bring them to the living room," the soldier responds.

The kids are woken one by one. Their father tries to calm them down while soldiers point their automatic rifles at them.

Then soldiers start questioning one of the children, a nine-year-old.

"Are you throwing rocks?" he asks.

The scared-looking boy looks up at the soldier and shakes his head.

"No," he says.

"Are you sure?" demands the soldier.

"Yes," the boy replies.