The teens were arrested following refusal to leave the premises of an illegal building in Yitzhar, designated as a closed military zone by the IDF.
According to Honenu, an organization which offers legal defense to Israelis, Israel Police have yet to notify the 11-year-old's parents on the arrest, three hours following the arrest. The official police statement claims his parents were notified when it was clear that boy was 11-years-old, and were told to pick him up from the Ariel police station where the teens were detained.