Ahmad Manasra

Ahmad Manasra (Arabic: أحمد مناصرة, romanized: Aḥmad Manāṣirah) is a Palestinian who was arrested in 2015 at the age of 13 for his role in the Pisgat Ze'ev stabbings committed in an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem together with his cousin, Hassan, who was 15 years old and was killed during the attack. He was released on 10 April 2025, after spending 9 years in prison.

Manasra was born on 22 January 2002 in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem in a family of ten. He had two brothers and five sisters. Before his arrest, he was an eighth-grade student at the New Generation School in Jerusalem.

Manasra's case drew attention for the harshness of the sentence given his age, the use of solitary confinement during his detention, and the severe mental health impact of his custodial treatment. His case has also drawn strong international condemnation from human rights groups, which have raised concerns about the violations of international laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and have called for his early release. Amnesty International has consistently highlighted Manasra’s case as emblematic of the systemic human rights violations faced by Palestinian children within the Israeli military justice system.